Affiliation:
1. Royal Australasian College of Physicians , NSW 2000, Australia
2. Centre for Health Informatics, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University , NSW 2109, Australia
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
A scoping review identified interventions for optimizing hospital medication alerts post-implementation, and characterized the methods used, the populations studied, and any effects of optimization.
Materials and Methods
A structured search was undertaken in the MEDLINE and Embase databases, from inception to August 2023. Articles providing sufficient information to determine whether an intervention was conducted to optimize alerts were included in the analysis. Snowball analysis was conducted to identify additional studies.
Results
Sixteen studies were identified. Most were based in the United States and used a wide range of clinical software. Many studies used inpatient cohorts and conducted more than one intervention during the trial period. Alert types studied included drug–drug interactions, drug dosage alerts, and drug allergy alerts. Six types of interventions were identified: alert inactivation, alert severity reclassification, information provision, use of contextual information, threshold adjustment, and encounter suppression. The majority of interventions decreased alert quantity and enhanced alert acceptance. Alert quantity decreased with alert inactivation by 1%-25.3%, and with alert severity reclassification by 1%-16.5% in 6 of 7 studies. Alert severity reclassification increased alert acceptance by 4.2%-50.2% and was associated with a 100% acceptance rate for high-severity alerts when implemented. Clinical errors reported in 4 studies were seen to remain stable or decrease.
Discussion
Post-implementation medication optimization interventions have positive effects for clinicians when applied in a variety of settings. Less well reported are the impacts of these interventions on the clinical care of patients, and how endpoints such as alert quantity contribute to changes in clinician and pharmacist perceptions of alert fatigue.
Conclusion
Well conducted alert optimization can reduce alert fatigue by reducing overall alert quantity, improving clinical acceptance, and enhancing clinical utility.
Funder
NHMRC
Centre of Research Excellence
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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