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Commentary

Development of an "infusion pump safety score".

November 6, 2015

Carlson R, Johnson B, Ensign RH. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(10):777-9.

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Although infusion pumps improve the safety of medication delivery, they can also contribute to alert fatigue and decrease individualized patient care. This commentary describes how a large health care system developed a scoring system to analyze the appropriateness of alerts recorded by infusion pumps and customize concentrations of the drugs delivered.

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