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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2007 Oct 11:1038.

Non-interruptive drug-lab alerts in ambulatory care

Helen G Lo  1 , Michael E Matheny, Diane L Seger, David W Bates, Tejal K Gandhi
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  • PMID: 18694136
Randomized Controlled Trial

Non-interruptive drug-lab alerts in ambulatory care

Helen G Lo et al. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. .

Abstract

To monitor potential adverse drug events, we devised a non-interruptive alert within our electronic medical record that prompted outpatient providers to order labs along with new prescriptions. When comparing control to intervention occurrences, we found the intervention had a non-significant impact on lab prescribing. The results of our prospective, randomized, controlled trial suggest that non-interruptive alerts are ineffective.

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