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Discontinuation of outpatient medications: implications for electronic messaging to pharmacies using CancelRx by Pitts, Samantha I, Yang, Yushi, Thomas, Bridgette, Chen, Allen R

“…Electronic communication of prescription discontinuation, or CancelRx, has the potential to improve medication safety. We aimed to describe the proportion of…”
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Are Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Risk Factors for Missed Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnoses Among Chest Pain or Dyspnea Encounters in the Emergency Department? by Sharp, Adam L., Pallegadda, Rani, Baecker, Aileen, Park, Stacy, Nassery, Najlla, Hassoon, Ahmed, Peterson, Susan, Pitts, Samantha I., Wang, Zheyu, Zhu, Yuxin, Newman-Toker, David E.

“…To assess if having a mental health and/or substance use disorder is associated with a missed acute myocardial infarction diagnosis in the emergency department…”
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Pharmacy e-Prescription Dispensing Before and After CancelRx Implementation by Pitts, Samantha I, Olson, Sarah, Yanek, Lisa R, Wang, Nae-Yuh, Woodroof, Taylor, Chen, Allen R

“…An estimated 1.5% to nearly 5% of medications are dispensed after discontinuation in the electronic health record (EHR), with 34% meeting criteria for high…”
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A Systematic Review of Mandatory Influenza Vaccination in Healthcare Personnel by Pitts, Samantha I., MD, MPH, Maruthur, Nisa M., MD, MHS, Millar, Kathryn R., MPH, RN, Perl, Trish M., MD, MSc, Segal, Jodi, MD, MPH

“…Context Influenza is a major cause of patient morbidity. Mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) is increasingly common yet has uncertain…”
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Preparing Older Patients With Serious Illness for Advance Care Planning Discussions in Primary Care by Abu Al Hamayel, Nebras, Isenberg, Sarina R., Sixon, Joshua, Smith, Katherine Clegg, Pitts, Samantha I., Dy, Sydney M., Hannum, Susan M.

“…Little is known about how to prepare older patients for advance care planning (ACP) discussions in primary care. The objective of the study was to explore…”
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High Concurrent Use of Sulfonylureas and Antimicrobials With Drug Interactions Causing Hypoglycemia by Pilla, Scott J., Pitts, Samantha I., Maruthur, Nisa M.

“…OBJECTIVESSulfonylureas, the second most common oral diabetes treatment, have interactions with antimicrobials that substantially increase the risk of…”
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Utility of an Electronic Health Record Report to Identify Patients with Delays in Testing for Poorly Controlled Diabetes by Schwartz, Jessica L., Duan, Daisy, Maruthur, Nisa M., Pitts, Samantha I.

“…Reducing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is essential for patients with poorly controlled diabetes. However, delays in HbA1c testing are common, and incomplete…”
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Interventions to Modify Health Care Provider Adherence to Asthma Guidelines: A Systematic Review by OKELO, Sande O, BUTZ, Arlene M, SHARMA, Ritu, DIETTE, Gregory B, PITTS, Samantha I, KING, Tracy M, LINN, Shauna T, REUBEN, Manisha, CHELLADURAI, Yohalakshmi, ROBINSON, Karen A

“…Health care provider adherence to asthma guidelines is poor. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of interventions to improve health care…”
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Patient and family engagement strategies for children and adolescents with chronic diseases: A review of systematic reviews by Smith, Brandon M., Sharma, Ritu, Das, Asar, Aboumatar, Hanan, Pitts, Samantha I., Day, Jeff, Holzhauer, Katherine, Bass, Eric, Bennett, Wendy L.

“…•Patient and family engagement is important for patient and family-centered care.•Best practices for engagement of pediatric chronic disease are needed.•Direct…”
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Patient perceptions of safety in primary care: a qualitative study to inform care by Lasser, Elyse C., Heughan, JaAlah-Ai, Lai, Alden Yuanhong, Yuan, Christina T., Dy, Sydney M., Bittle, Mark, Oberlander, Tyler, Pitts, Samantha I., Marsteller, Jill, Hannum, Susan M.

“…Patients' perspectives on patient safety have rarely been incorporated into quality initiatives in primary care. Our objective was to understand the patient…”
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Impact of CancelRx on discontinuation of controlled substance prescriptions: an interrupted time series analysis by Watterson, Taylor L, Stone, Jamie A, Gilson, Aaron, Brown, Roger, Xiong, Ka Z, Schiefelbein, Anthony, Ramly, Edmond, Kleinschmidt, Peter, Semanik, Michael, Craddock, Lauren, Pitts, Samantha I, Woodroof, Taylor, Chui, Michelle A

“…Prescription opioid misuse is a serious national crisis; in 2018 the top drugs involved in prescription overdose deaths included pain medications (opioids),…”
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The Impact of Electronic Communication of Medication Discontinuation (CancelRx) on Medication Safety: A Pilot Study by Pitts, Samantha I., Yang, Yushi, Woodroof, Taylor, Mollenkopf, Nicole L., Wang, Nae-Yuh, Thomas, Bridgette A., Chen, Allen R.

“…OBJECTIVESThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation from prescribers to pharmacies (CancelRx) on…”
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Recommendations for Clinicians, Technologists, and Healthcare Organizations on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: A Position Statement from the Society of General Internal Medicine by Crowe, Byron, Shah, Shreya, Teng, Derek, Ma, Stephen P., DeCamp, Matthew, Rosenberg, Eric I., Rodriguez, Jorge A., Collins, Benjamin X., Huber, Kathryn, Karches, Kyle, Zucker, Shana, Kim, Eun Ji, Rotenstein, Lisa, Rodman, Adam, Jones, Danielle, Richman, Ilana B., Henry, Tracey L., Somlo, Diane, Pitts, Samantha I., Chen, Jonathan H., Mishuris, Rebecca G.

“…Generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) is a new technology with potentially broad applications across important domains of healthcare, but serious…”
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Patient Safety in Primary Care: Conceptual Meanings to the Health Care Team and Patients by Lai, Alden Yuanhong, Yuan, Christina T, Marsteller, Jill A, Hannum, Susan M, Lasser, Elyse C, Heughan, JaAlah-Ai, Oberlander, Tyler, Berger, Zackary D, Gurses, Ayse P, Kharrazi, Hadi, Pitts, Samantha I, Scholle, Sarah H, Dy, Sydney M

“…Patient safety in primary care is an emerging priority, and experts have highlighted medications, diagnoses, transitions, referrals, and testing as key safety…”
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Patient engagement strategies for adults with chronic conditions: an evidence map by Aboumatar, Hanan, Pitts, Samantha, Sharma, Ritu, Das, Asar, Smith, Brandon M, Day, Jeff, Holzhauer, Katherine, Yang, Sejean, Bass, Eric B, Bennett, Wendy L

“…Patient and family engagement (PFE) has been defined as a partnership between patients, families, and health care providers to achieve positive health care…”
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Understanding the Information Needs of Pharmacy Staff Using CancelRx: A Qualitative Study of the Use of Prescription E-cancellation by Hurley, Vanessa B., Giletta, Elaine, Yang, Yushi, Mollenkopf, Nicole L., Jalalzai, Rabia, Schwartz, Jessica L., Chen, Allen R., Pitts, Samantha I.

“…Although electronic prescription cancellation such as via CancelRx can facilitate critical communication between prescribers and pharmacy staff about…”
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Comprehensive Diabetes Assessment Instrument for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes by Segal, Jodi, DeGrazia, Robert, Pitts, Samantha, Brown, Kristal, Taualii, Maile

“…Aims: There is a paucity of efficient processes for collecting information in a primary care setting to connect patients afflicted with type 2 diabetes to…”
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Practices to Reduce Surgical Site Infections Among Women Undergoing Cesarean Section: A Review by McKibben, Rebeccah A, Pitts, Samantha I, Suarez-Cuervo, Catalina, Perl, Trish M, Bass, Eric B

“…Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women undergoing cesarean section (C-section), a common procedure in North…”
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Understanding CancelRx: Results of End-to-End Functional Testing, Proactive Risk Assessment, and Pilot Implementation by Pitts, Samantha I., Barasch, Noah, Maslen, Andrew T., Thomas, Bridgette A., Dorissaint, Leonard P., Decker, Krista G., Kazi, Sadaf, Yang, Yushi, Chen, Allen R.

“…Abstract Background  CancelRx allows prescribers to send electronic cancellation messages to pharmacies when medications are discontinued. Little is known…”
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Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD): study design and methods by Li, Guohua, Eby, David W, Santos, Robert, Mielenz, Thelma J, Molnar, Lisa J, Strogatz, David, Betz, Marian E, DiGuiseppi, Carolyn, Ryan, Lindsay H, Jones, Vanya, Pitts, Samantha I, Hill, Linda L, DiMaggio, Charles J, LeBlanc, David, Andrews, Howard F

“…As an important indicator of mobility, driving confers a host of social and health benefits to older adults. Despite the importance of safe mobility as the…”
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