Remote Patient Monitoring, Preventing Home Medication Errors – Episode 99

Dr. Foster is a primary care pediatrician with a career interest in health care delivery innovation for children with medical complexity and technology dependence. She received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University and medical doctorate from Harvard University. She received her health services research fellowship training from the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. As a physician-investigator, she develops evidence-based health care interventions for children with medical complexity that maximize their health outcomes. She also serves as research co-lead for the Lurie Children’s Hospital Telehealth Program, guiding research on emerging health technologies such as videoconferencing and remote patient monitoring to bridge identified gaps in care.

H. Shonna Yin, MD, MSc, FAAP, is a general academic pediatrician and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health at the NYU School of Medicine. She is a federally funded researcher who has spent 15+ years examining strategies to improve pediatric healthcare quality and safety, using a health literacy lens. A large focus of her research centers on the intersection between health literacy and medication safety, including the development and evaluation of low literacy interventions to improve parent understanding of medication instructions. Dr. Yin’s NIH/NICHD-funded research supported the identification of best practices in the labeling/dosing of pediatric prescription medication labels and dosing tools, informing clinical practice and policy. This includes AAP Policy Statements supporting safe medication administration, as well as pharmacy standards-setting guidances from the US Pharmacopoeia and NCPDP (National Council for Prescription Drug Programs). Dr. Yin is also funded via the FDA’s Safe Use Initiative to examine how EHRs can be leveraged to promote pharmacy adoption of dosing best practices.