The Effects of Medication Alerts on Prescriber Response in a Pediatric Hospital

Conclusion: Alert burden plays a role in influencing provider response to medication alerts. An increased number of alerts a provider saw during a one-day period did not directly lead to decreased response to alerts. Given the multiple factors influencing the response to alerts, efforts focused solely on burden are not likely to be effective....
Source: Applied Clinical Informatics - Category: Information Technology Source Type: research