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Overrides of Clinical Decision Support Alerts in Primary Care Clinics

Year: 2013

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems can alert physicians about potential clinical risks and suggest suitable treatment alternatives at appropriate times in the health care process. We evaluated the frequency with which physicians overrode medication alerts and the override reasons provided. Data obtained from primary care practices affiliated with two Harvard teaching hospitals were downloaded. Physicians overrode more than half of CDS medication alerts, with formulary, age-based, and renal substitutions the most likely. Many drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions overridden had the potential to cause patient harm.

Source: Studies in health technology and informatics

DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-289-9-923

Authors: Slight Sarah P., Nanji Karen C., Seger Diane L., Cho Insook, Volk Lynn A., Bates David W.

Language: English

Topic: Electronic Health Records Systems

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4407814544

FWCI: 7.506

Cites: 1

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10