title: Polypharmacy. Reducing adverse events among the elderly in NJ.
abstract: This is the second of a two-part series that focuses on reducing polypharmacy and adverse drug events in the community-dwelling elderly. Part 2 focuses on the medical exception process (MEP), explains information flow relevant to the physician's practice, and provides clinical examples illustrating the potential of computer technology in improving outcomes of care. A combined approach, which employs computer-based technology, values physician judgment, and stresses patient and provider education, is described.
authors.affiliation: Camden County Health Services Center, Blackwood NJ, USA.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Hare
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Reinhard
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Brick
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tepper
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Zanna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D019338:Polypharmacy