Table 1.
Characteristics of RTPB Implementation at 5 academic medical centers/health systems.
| UPMC | Yale | F&MCW | JHHS | Stony Brook | |
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| Measurement Dates | 7–10/2020 | 4–7/2019 | 10/2019–1/2020 | 4–7/2019 | 9–12/2019 |
| Total number of encounters where a medication was ordered | 241,450 | 277,272 | 94,972 | 97,651 | 79,894 |
| Number of unique providers | 3291 | 3583 | 1625 | 1218 | 1666 |
| RTPB tool Vendor(s) | A | B | A, B | B | B, C |
| Deployment setting (IP, OP, both) | Both | OP | Both | Both | Both |
| EHR Vendor | Epic; Cerner | Epic | Epic | Epic | Cerner |
| Automatic Display | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Opt-out Option | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Display Threshold | None | None | >$3/mo or $0.10/d |
None | None |
UPMC = University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
F&MCW = Froedert & Medical College of Wisconsin.
JHHS = Johns Hopkins Health System.
RTPB = real time prescription benefit.
IP = inpatient.
OP = outpatient.
EHR = electronic health record.