Inaccurate penicillin allergy labeling, the electronic health record, and adverse outcomes of care.

Rita Drummond Olans; Richard Neal Olans; Ruchit Marfatia; Gerald H Angoff

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Inaccurate penicillin allergy labeling, the electronic health record, and adverse outcomes of care.

August 24, 2022

Olans RD, Olans RN, Marfatia R, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2022;48(10):552-558.

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Inadequate or incorrect documentation of patient allergies can lead to patient harm. This commentary discusses factors contributing to penicillin allergy documentation errors within electronic heath record systems (EHRs) and how EHR alerts can be used to improve safety around penicillin allergies.

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