The use of interactive computerized order sets to improve outcomes.
An interdisciplinary team, led by a medication safety pharmacist and a nurse clinical and quality analyst, has created criteria-based, interactive order sets in a computerized physician order entry system to facilitate the ordering of evidence-based medications. These order sets are developed by consensus among physicians, nurses, and pharmacists utilizing the literature of the medical specialty, and then presented to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee for approval. Once approved, the orders are built in the computer system and checked for quality by a pharmacist and 2 nurses before activation. The support of the vice president of Medical Affairs and the physician chief information officer has paved the way for physician acceptance of the orders.
Peshek
Stephanie C
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Department of Pharmacy Practice, LECOM-Bradenton School of Pharmacy, Bradenton, Florida 34211, USA. speshek@lecom.edu
Cubera
Kathleen
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Gleespen
Linda
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D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014584:User-Computer Interface