Reducing Antibiotic Prescription Errors in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Discharge prescription errors from the pediatric emergency department (ED) are common. Despite the implementation of clinical pathways for common infections recommending specific antibiotic therapy and aids built into the electronic health record, errors in antibiotic prescriptions for patients discharged home from the ED persist.

Methods

We developed and implemented ED antibiotic discharge order panels for urinary tract infection (UTI) and skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) that modeled antibiotic therapy from our institutional clinical pathways. We aimed to reduce antibiotic prescription errors by 50% within 6 months of implementation.

Results

With the implementation of the ED discharge order panels, the overall error rate for prescriptions for UTI

SUBMITTER: Kasmire KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7339249 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature