When order sets do not align with clinician workflow: assessing practice patterns in the electronic health record. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

When order sets do not align with clinician workflow: assessing practice patterns in the electronic health record. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Study
 
• Published June 2019

When order sets do not align with clinician workflow: assessing practice patterns in the electronic health record.

Li RC, Wang JK, Sharp C, Chen JH. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Jun 4; [Epub ahead of print].

This retrospective audit of electronic health record orders assessed the performance of bundled computerized provider order entry into order sets. Researchers examined how often order sets were supplemented with additional orders, retraction of orders within sets, infrequent ordering of specific components of order sets, and use of individual orders when sets were available. These workarounds occurred frequently and prompted the authors to conclude that existing electronic order sets do not align with frontline clinician needs.

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