Computer-guided academic detailing as part of a drug benefit program

Medication-use evaluation with a Web application

“…hospital systems for screening and data collection. 5,6,[12][13][14] An intranet portal for recording interventions similar to the intervention portion of MUET has also been developed. 15 Many of these tools entail a two-step process involving manual collection of information on a form followed by data entry into a database for analysis.…”

“…This is consistent with the substantial front-end work needed to translate managed care claims data into useful medication-use data. [4][5][6] Pharmacovigilance and surveillance efforts make use of these databases to monitor exposure rates and suspected adverse events. Once an adverse-event signal is identified and confirmed using pharmacoepidemiologic methods, an intervention Am J Health-Syst Pharm-Vol 70 Dec 15, 2013 program to minimize exposure of patients to the identified risk can be developed; the goal of this riskreduction step is to change practices that might adversely affect individual patients.…”

Virtual evidence: helping primary care practitioners access and implement evidence-based information

“…In general practice (as opposed to primary care) pharmaceutical companies have an unprecedented access to GPs through which they can influence their prescribing habits. Academic detailing [8] is often done through promotional literature, a couple of pens, lunch and the introduction of a clinical paper. The introduction of some research often clinches an agreement to prescribe the product.…”