Development of a Computerized Intravenous Insulin Application (Auto Cal ) at Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Integrated into Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect: Impact on Safety and Nursing Workload | Zendy

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Development of a Computerized Intravenous Insulin Application (Auto Cal ) at Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Integrated into Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect: Impact on Safety and Nursing Workload

Author(s) -

Christine Olinghouse

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/12.959

Subject(s) - medicine , workload , calculator , insulin , protocol (science) , insulin delivery , diabetes mellitus , medical emergency , emergency medicine , computer science , alternative medicine , endocrinology , pathology , type 1 diabetes , operating system

The electronic medical record, HealthConnect, at the Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in the Northwest used scanned paper protocols for intravenous insulin administration. A chart review of 15 patients on intravenous insulin therapy using state-of-the-art paper-based column protocols revealed 40% deviation from the protocol. A time study of experienced nurses computing the insulin dose revealed an average of 2 minutes per calculation per hour to complete.

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