Trends in RBC Ordering and Use After Implementing Adaptive Alerts in the Electronic Computerized Physician Order Entry System | Zendy

Brian McWilliams | Zendy; Darrell J. Triulzi | Zendy; Jonathan H. Waters | Zendy; Louis H. Alarcon | Zendy; Vivek Reddy | Zendy; Mark H. Yazer | Zendy

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Trends in RBC Ordering and Use After Implementing Adaptive Alerts in the Electronic Computerized Physician Order Entry System

Author(s) -

Brian McWilliams,

Darrell J. Triulzi,

Jonathan H. Waters,

Louis H. Alarcon,

Vivek Reddy,

Mark H. Yazer

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

american journal of clinical pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859

H-Index - 128

eISSN - 1943-7722

pISSN - 0002-9173

DOI - 10.1309/ajcpen6vht0ecafi

Subject(s) - order entry , antecedent (behavioral psychology) , medicine , computerized physician order entry , medical emergency , emergency medicine , order (exchange) , intensive care medicine , health care , psychology , developmental psychology , finance , economics , economic growth

To reduce unnecessary RBC transfusions, the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system was programmed to require prescribers to select an indication for transfusion. An alert appeared if the patient's hemoglobin (Hb) level was above the threshold determined by the selected indication (adaptive alerts).

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