Wireless clinical alerts for physiologic, laboratory and medication data.
A fully interfaced clinical information system (CIS) contains physiologic, laboratory, blood gas, medication and other data that can be used as the information base for a comprehensive alerting system. Coupled with an event driven rules engine, a CIS can generate clinical alerts which may both prevent medical errors and assist caregivers in responding to critical events in a timely way. The authors have developed a clinical alerting system which delivers alerts and reminders to clinicians in real time via a alphanumeric display pagers. This paper will describe the system, the type and number of alerts generated, and the impact on clinical practice. A major issue remains in measuring the impact of wireless alerts on patient outcomes.
Shabot
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Departments of Enterprise Information Services, Surgery and Pharmacy, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, California, USA.
LoBue
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Chen
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D000465:Algorithms; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003199:Computer Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D018511:Systems Integration; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted