Optimization of clinical decision support through minimization of excessive drug allergy alerts

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 526-528

  Brodowy, Bret ^a   Nguyen, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ACCURACY; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ANXIETY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT HARM; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; ALERT FATIGUE (HEALTH CARE); CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS;

ALERT FATIGUE, HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 84964047355     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp150252     Document Type: Short Survey

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