Congratulations to Taylor L. Watterson, PharmD, PhD (Primary Care Research Fellow) on being awarded a one-year grant from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Foundation to conduct her research project “RxFill: An Innovative Approach to Support Medication Adherence.” Dr. Watterson and colleagues will conduct usability testing of RxFill, a novel health information technology functionality that integrates patients’ medication fill data from community pharmacies into the providers’ electronic health record (EHR), using clinical scenarios and eye tracking technology.
Taylor L. Watterson
Over 129 million adults in the United States live with at least one chronic condition and are often taking multiple medications for life to manage the condition. Fifty percent of patients do not take their medications as prescribed or are non-adherent. Non-adherence is associated with poor health outcomes and increased risks for hospitalizations and death. Primary care providers and ambulatory care pharmacists can address non-adherence and promote correct medication use by developing trusting patient-prescriber relationships within a blame-free environment. The project seeks to demonstrate the value of RxFill – providing the right information to the right person at the right time.
Dr. Watterson is joined by project co-investigator Peter Kleinschmidt, MD (UW Department of Medicine). The study comprises a team of pharmacists, clinicians, human factors engineers, and health systems researchers to shed light on this innovative health information technology. Project collaborators include Jamie Stone, MS; Aaron Gilson, PhD; James Ford, PhD; Michelle Chui, PharmD, PhD and a partnership with the Wichman Clinical Teaching and Assessment Center.
Published: May 2022