Background The clinical decision support system (CDSS) has become an indispensable tool
for reducing medication errors and adverse drug events. However, numerous studies have …

Objective Alert fatigue limits the effectiveness of medication safety alerts, a type of
computerized clinical decision support (CDS). Researchers have suggested alternative …

Addressing inaccurate penicillin allergies is encouraged as part of antibiotic stewardship in
the inpatient setting. However, implementing interventions targeted at the 10% to 15% of …

Background Worldwide, the burden of allergies—in particular, drug allergies—is growing. In
the process of prescribing, dispensing, or administering a drug, a medication error may …

Background Increased adoption of electronic health records (EHR) with integrated clinical
decision support (CDS) systems has reduced some sources of error but has led to …

Study objective We examine the characteristics of clinical decision support alerts triggered
when opioids are prescribed, including alert type, override rates, adverse drug events …

Quantifying alert override has been the focus of much research in health informatics, with
override rate traditionally viewed as a surrogate inverse indicator for alert effectiveness …

Background and objective Drug allergy alert systems (DAAS), have been considered an
effective strategy to reduce preventable adverse drug events (ADEs), improving patient's …

The current method of defining, reporting, assessment, labeling, delabeling, and
reconciliation of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and specifically immunologically mediated …

Introduction: Advances in clinical decision support (CDS) continue to evolve to support the
goals of clinicians, policymakers, patients and professional organizations to improve clinical …