Custom order entry for Parkinson's medications in the hospital improves timely administration: an analysis of over 31,000 medication doses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are at increased risk for hospital acquired complications. Deviations from home medication schedules and delays in administration are major contributing factors. We had previously developed a protocol to ensure adherence to home medication schedules using "custom" ordering. In this study we are assessing the impact this order type may have on reducing delays in PD medication administration in the hospital.

Material and methods

We reviewed 31,404 orders placed for PD medications from January 2, 2016 to April 30 2021. We evaluated the orders to determine if they were placed in a Custom format or using a default non-custom order entry. We further evaluated all orders to determine if there was a relationship with the order type a

SUBMITTER: Azmi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768191 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature