Development of a proactive process to harmonize policy, infusion pump library, and electronic health record entries for continuous infusions at an academic medical center.

Sean M Christensen; Stephen R Andrews; Erin R Fox

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Development of a proactive process to harmonize policy, infusion pump library, and electronic health record entries for continuous infusions at an academic medical center.

September 6, 2023

Christensen SM, Andrews SR, Fox ER. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023;80 (Suppl 3):S119-S122.

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To maximize safety benefits of smart infusion pumps, drug libraries between the pump, electronic health record (EHR) and pharmacy must be standardized. This article describes the proactive standardization between drug libraries for continuous infusions, including medication names, concentrations, and pump rates. 82 updates were required across the three libraries.

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