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A Clinical Case of Electronic Health Record Drug Alert Fatigue: Consequences for Patient Outcome

Carspecken, C. William, Sharek, Paul J., Longhurst, Christopher, Pageler, Natalie M.·2013·Pediatrics

Abstract

Despite advances in electronic medication order entry systems, it has been well established that clinicians override many drug allergy alerts generated by the electronic health record. The direct clinical consequences of overalerting clinicians in a pediatric setting have not been well demonstrated in the literature. We observed a patient in the PICU who experienced complications as a result of an extended series of non–evidence-based alerts in the electronic health record. Subsequently, evidence-based allergy alerting changes were made to the hospital’s system. Incorporating clinical evidence in electronic drug allergy alerting systems remains challenging, especially in pediatric settings.

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Authors
Carspecken, C. W., Sharek, P. J., Longhurst, C., & Pageler, N. M.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (US)
  • Systems Medicine, and
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Venue
Pediatrics
Published
2013-06-01
Volume
131
Issue
6
Pages
e1970-e1973
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
OpenAlex
W2047955590
Cited by
142
References
22
Citations by year
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FWCI
21.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Patient Safety and Medication Errors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
Keywords
drug allergy alerts, electronic health records, alarm fatigue, alert override, pediatric intensive care unit, drug safety, patient outcomes
MeSH terms
Child, Preschool, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Hypersensitivity, Fatigue, Humans, Male, Medication Errors, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Evidence-Based Medicine, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Medical Order Entry Systems, Electronic Health Records

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