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Project Number: | I01HX002798-01A1 |
| Title: | Engaging Patients to Promote Deprescribing |
| Principal Investigator: | Amy M Linsky |
| Location: | Boston, MA |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D |
| Project Period: | March 2020 - August 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $323,568 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$993,392 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Background – Despite multiple provider- and system-level interventions to reduce potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), many Veterans are still prescribed drugs that provide little benefit, placing them at unnecessary risk of adverse drug events (ADEs). One mechanism to reduce PIMs is through deprescribing, a de-implementation-based approach to thoughtfully discontinue a medication a patient is currently prescribed. Many Choosing Wisely recommendations address PIMs. Specifically, proton... |