TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing a commercial rule base as a medication order safety net.
AU - Reichley, Richard M.
AU - Resetar, Ervina
AU - Doherty, Joshua
AU - Noirot, Laura A.
AU - Micek, Scott
AU - Augustin, Kristan
AU - Fraser, Victoria J.
AU - Dunagan, W. Claiborne
AU - Bailey, Thomas C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by AHRQ grant U18 HS11898-01
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - A commercial rule base was used to identify drug orders exceeding standard dosage limits at a university hospital. Initially, there were substantial numbers of clinically insignificant alerts. A method for altering the commercial rule base will be implemented to increase rule specificity for problematic drugs. With minor modifications, commercial rule bases can be used to rapidly create a safety net that screens drug orders for excessive dosages, while preserving the rule architecture for more finely tuned clinical decision support.
AB - A commercial rule base was used to identify drug orders exceeding standard dosage limits at a university hospital. Initially, there were substantial numbers of clinically insignificant alerts. A method for altering the commercial rule base will be implemented to increase rule specificity for problematic drugs. With minor modifications, commercial rule bases can be used to rapidly create a safety net that screens drug orders for excessive dosages, while preserving the rule architecture for more finely tuned clinical decision support.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 14728487
AN - SCOPUS:16544370297
SN - 1559-4076
SP - 983
JO - AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium
JF - AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings / AMIA Symposium. AMIA Symposium
ER -