Computerized reminders reduce the use of medications during shortages.
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 [...]
Author(s): Bogucki, Benjamin, Jacobs, Brian R, Hingle, John, ,
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1531