Computerized Dose Range Checking Using Hard and Soft Stop Alerts Reduces Prescribing Errors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Objective: An enhanced dose range checking (DRC) system was developed to evaluate prescription error rates in the pediatric intensive care unit and the pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit. Methods: An enhanced DRC system incorporating “soft” and “hard” alerts was designed and implemented. Practitioner responses to alerts for patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and the pediatric cardiovascular intensive care unit were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Alert rates increased from 0.3% to 3.4% after “go-live” (P
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research