Computerized reminders reduce the use of medications during shortages.
J Am Med Inform Assoc
; 11(4): 278-80, 2004.
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| ID: mdl-15064285
Medication shortages pose serious problems in health care. This study examines the impact of a computer-based reminder in addressing a national methylprednisolone shortage. An alert was designed and implemented in a computerized order entry platform at a children's hospital. The alert informed physicians of the shortage and provided an alternative prescribing pathway. Data regarding the number and type of parenteral corticosteroid prescriptions were collected for a one-month period before and after the alert was implemented. The alert resulted in a 55% relative reduction in methylprednisolone use and an average reduction of more than three orders each day. Dexamethasone and hydrocortisone, the recommended alternative medications, increased in use by 12% and 49%, respectively. The alert resulted in a $36,552 annualized cost reduction to the institution. Similar alert applications have great potential for effectively altering physician prescribing behavior.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Quimioterapia Asistida por Computador
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Metilprednisolona
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Sistemas de Información en Farmacia Clínica
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Sistemas Recordatorios
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Glucocorticoides
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Sistemas de Medicación en Hospital
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Med Inform Assoc
Asunto de la revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido