A systematic review of the effectiveness of interruptive medication prescribing alerts in hospital CPOE systems to change prescriber behavior and improve patient safety

Highlights • In 53% of studies, alerts improved prescriber behavior or patient outcomes • Limited evidence that a specific category of alerts is more effective than another • Little is known about the impact of combination of alerts across multiple categories

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Published in:International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Ireland), 2017-09, Vol.105, p.22-30
Main Authors: Page, N, Baysari, M.T, Westbrook, J.I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Alarms
Computerized provider order entry systems
Decision support systems, clinical
Decision Support Systems, Clinical - standards
Drug Interactions
Electronic prescribing
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical order entry systems
Medical Order Entry Systems - standards
Medication
Medication Errors - prevention & control
Other
Patient Safety
Physicians - psychology
Reminder Systems
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Summary:Highlights • In 53% of studies, alerts improved prescriber behavior or patient outcomes • Limited evidence that a specific category of alerts is more effective than another • Little is known about the impact of combination of alerts across multiple categories
ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.05.011