Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized children.

Tina Sosa; Beth Mayer; Bindu Chakkalakkal; Alisha Drozd; Karen Hater; Andrea Johnson; Alexander Nasr; Brandy M Seger; Rachel Meyer; Maya Dewan; Christine M. White; Patrick W. Brady

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Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized children.

January 19, 2022

Sosa T, Mayer B, Chakkalakkal B, et al. Hosp Pediatr. 2022;12(1):37-46.

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Many medications and medical devices can result in preventable harm in pediatric patients. This article describes one hospital’s efforts to implement explicit, structured processes and huddles to increase situational awareness regarding high-risk therapies among the care team and family members. After implementation, the percentage of electronic health record (EHR) alerts correctly describing high-risk therapies increased from 11% to 96%.

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