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… from one hospital’s EHR system, this study reviewed active allergy alerts in patient records and concluded that 37% of those records required reconciliation of allergy information across different areas of the EHR. These … support tools to help clinicians identify potential allergy discrepancies and avoid patient safety risks . … …

… in this study developed a system for classifying allergy-related safety events. Classification categories … EHR documentation, (2) human factors, such as overridden allergy alerts, (3) alert limitation or malfunction, (4) data … systems levels.  … Phadke NA, Wickner P, Wang L, et al. Allergy safety events in healthcare: development and …

… medication errors involving epinephrine administration for pediatric anaphylaxis. The study found that medication … in Kids (PEAK): a multicenter simulation-based study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020;8(4):1239-46.e3. Epub …