Meeting
Abstract Number: 23
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: One of the widely reported benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) is the ability to alert clinicians, especially regarding medication-related safety issues. However, soon after the installation of EHRs, the phenomenon of “alert fatigue” was realized. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has shown clinicians override the vast majority of computerized physician order […]
Abstract Number: 258
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In order to reduce overuse, many hospitals have conducted studies and implemented protocols with the goal of reducing non-indicated telemetry monitoring. A common tool that institutions utilize for these changes are the clinical decision support systems (CDSS). In this report, we will present the telemetry protocol utilized by our hospital and review its effects […]