Journal of general internal medicine
-
Randomized Controlled Trial
Relationship of electronic medical knowledge resource use and practice characteristics with Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Examination scores.
Maintenance of certification examination performance is associated with quality of care. We aimed to examine relationships between electronic medical knowledge resource use, practice characteristics and examination scores among physicians recertifying in internal medicine. ⋯ Frequent use of electronic resources was associated with modestly enhanced IM-MOCE performance. Physicians involved in residency education clinics and hospital inpatient practices had higher IM-MOCE scores than physicians working in private practice settings.
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on inpatient medication reconciliation errors.
Little research has examined the incidence, clinical relevance, and predictors of medication reconciliation errors at hospital admission and discharge. ⋯ Medication reconciliation errors are common at hospital admission and discharge. Errors in preadmission medication histories are associated with older age and number of medications and lead to more discharge reconciliation errors. A recent medication list in the EMR is protective against medication reconciliation errors.