Publications by authors named "Jeffrey T Wenzke"
Objective: To investigate the efficacy of a population health management initiative aimed at reducing the unnecessary use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in elderly patients via a tapering process by measuring 1) the percentage of patients that initiate the PPI taper, 2) the number of patients 65 years of age and older with undocumented or unknown indication on PPI therapy for longer than eight weeks, and 3) the percentage of pharmacists' discontinuation recommendations accepted by the provider.
Design: Prospective, interventional pilot study.
Setting: Tier 3 patient-centered medical home within a major academic medical center with multiple sites.