WEBINAR | Introducing Meaningful, Patient-First Medication Guidance While Tackling Alert Overload

David R. Linz, MD, FACP, Internal Medicine, Moorings Park. During its EHR system transition, NCH collaborated with FDB to tailor medication alerts specifically to patient contexts. This focus on “patient-first” medication decision support resulted in a marked reduction in frequently dismissed alerts for conditions such as hyperkalemia, QT prolongation, opioid use in outpatient settings, and nephrotoxicity, thereby ensuring a higher level of clinical relevance and patient safety. The outcomes? Drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts dropped by up to 37.5% and targeted DDI alerts for high-volume medications shrinking by up to 94%. Furthermore, the initiative boasted a 25% reduction in overall CDS alerts per order in its first phase and has also contributed to NCH’s improvement in its Leapfrog CPOE test results.

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