Translating Data From an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration System Into Knowledge: Application to Doctor-Nurse Time Discrepancy in Antibiotic Ordering and Administration

The objective of this study was to use routinely collected EPMA data in the study of exact time discrepancy between physicians’ order and nurses’ administration of systemic antibiotics. We evaluated first and follow-up dose administration and dose intervals and examined multifactorial determinants in ordering and administration explaining potential discrepancy. Methods: We conducted an observational study of electronic health records for all medical patient stays with antibiotic treatment from January to June 2018 (n=4392) in a large Belgian tertiary care hospital. Using an EPMA system with Barcode Medication Administration, we calculated time discrepancy between order and administration of first doses (n=6233), follow-up doses (n=87 960), and dose intervals. Multiple logistic regression analysis estimated the association between time discrepancy and various determinants in ordering and administration. Results: Time discrepancy between physician order and nurse administration was
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