Reducing Unnecessary and Duplicate Ordering for Ovum and Parasite Examinations and Clostridium difficile PCR in Immunocompromised Patients by Using an Alert at the Time of Request in the Order Management System

We implemented hospital information system (HIS) alerts to deter unnecessary test orders for ovum and parasite (O&P) exams and Clostridium difficile PCR. The HIS alerts decreased noncompliant O&P orders (orders after >72 h of hospitalization) from 49.8% to 30.9%, an overall decrease of 19...

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Published in:Journal of clinical microbiology 2015-08, Vol.53 (8), p.2745-2748
Main Authors: Otto, Caitlin C, Shuptar, Susan L, Milord, Philippe, Essick, Connor J, Nevrekar, Reshma, Granovsky, Svetlana L, Seo, Susan K, Babady, N Esther, Martin, Steven C, Tang, Yi-Wei, Pessin, Melissa S
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Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections - diagnosis
Diagnostic Tests, Routine - utilization
Hospital Information Systems - organization & administration
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Parasite Egg Count - utilization
Parasitic Diseases - diagnosis
Polymerase Chain Reaction - utilization
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Summary:We implemented hospital information system (HIS) alerts to deter unnecessary test orders for ovum and parasite (O&P) exams and Clostridium difficile PCR. The HIS alerts decreased noncompliant O&P orders (orders after >72 h of hospitalization) from 49.8% to 30.9%, an overall decrease of 19%, and reduced noncompliant C. difficile PCR orders (orders
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.00968-15