Integrated Novel Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) in a Computerized Physician Order Entry System

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Evaluate the Impact of the CDSS

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00904072

20080306OR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of CDSS by knowing the prescribers actions to the CDSS, also the influence of prescribing error announced by pharmacists.

Full description

1. To assess the sensitivity of the CDSS which could identify some specific prescribing errors (ex: duplication of drugs, dosage that exceed the maximum dose,prescribes drugs that have drug-drug interactions).
2. To identify what kind of drugs are most likely to cause duplication use by the physicians, and what kind of drugs are most likely to exceed the maximum dosage, also to know what kind of drugs are most likely to cause drug-drug interaction that physicians encounter during prescribing.
3. To evaluate the percentage of physician acceptance of the prescribing errors identify by the CDSS.
4. What's the impact of CDSS on pharmacist announced prescribing error.

Enrollment: 50,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1+ day old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The prescriptions which induced the alert windows pop out.

Exclusion criteria

• The prescriptions which not induced the alert windows pop out.

Trial design

50,000 participants in 2 patient groups

accepted

Description:

The suggestions provided by the CDSS which were accepted by the physicians.

denied

Description:

The suggestions provided by the CDSS which were denied by the physicians.