Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

Direct Improvement: Safety through reduction of administrative or clinical error

• Missing information
  • We improved provider access to clinical information. Current chart accessible from multiple locations (within clinic with multiple providers, multiple clinic sites 2-3hrs away, from hospital or home for doc on call)
• Computerized Physician Order Entry
  • Legible prescriptions to in-house/outside pharmacy with up to date medication lists in chart
  • Legible nursing orders
• Drug interactions/allergies
  • Allergy alert on every office visit template
  • Drug interaction standard pop-ups often overridden, should be redesigned to carry more pt specific alerts