Integrating and Evaluating the Data Quality and Utility of Smart Pump Information in Detecting Medication Administration Errors: Evaluation Study.

Yizhao Ni Todd Lingren Hannah B Huth Kristen Timmons Kristin R Melton Eric Steven Kirkendall

Published in: JMIR medical informatics (2020)

We integrated smart infusion pump information with EHR data to analyze the most error-prone phases of the medication lifecycle. The findings suggested that SPRs could be a more reliable data source for medication error detection. Ultimately, it is imperative to integrate SPR information with EHR data to fully detect and mitigate medication administration errors in the clinical setting.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
adverse drug
healthcare
big data
health information
patient safety
emergency department
low dose
social media
drug induced