| ABSTRACT Objective:To establish a warning system of high alert medication risks by using the information technology , reduce the use of high alert medication drug errors, ensure the safety of medication and improve the medical quality. Methods:According to the situation of medications in our hospital, we established high alert medication directory, reviewed reletive data, used the Excel arranged the risk of high alert medication related risk factors in the process of medication use. Using computer information technology, embedded the high alert risk prevention module in HIS system , warned the risk to the high alert medication on the interface of the doctor’s advice and pharmacist review. Results:After using the new system to monitor the high alert medications , unreasonable orders incidence by prior to the implementation of 322 to 131, the unreasonable orders reduced month by month , Solvent selection error, solvent dosage and usage errors of unreasonable differences before and after the number of orders in the system was statistically significant (P<0.05), the possible high alert medication errors reduced and the knowledge of the medical staff on high alert medications imprved. Conclusion:The use of information technology to establish high alert medication safety barrier, could reduce or avoid high alert medication errors, control the risk of using high alert medication,ensure patient’s medication safety and improve medical quality. |
