Alerts and Decision Support for Abnormal Laboratory Values Do Not Improve Clinical Management or Reduce Adverse Events

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Alerts and Decision Support for Abnormal Laboratory Values Do Not Improve Clinical Management or Reduce Adverse Events

The program had no impact on the clinical management of these patients or the frequency of adverse events. Program developers nonetheless believe the approach could be highly effective if the alerts and decision support were better integrated into existing workflow and the system made easier to use. They are working on these refinements and plan to test a revamped program in the future.