Table 3.
Alerting burden and reminder performance measured by rates of interaction and discontinuation of alerting rules grouped by medication classes.
| Medication classes | Patients | Alert presentations | Alert interactions | D/C events | Interaction rate | D/C rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N | N | N | Percent | Percent | |
| Nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics | 478 | 2538 | 353 | 32 | 13.91 | 1.26 |
| Anticholinergics | 471 | 2113 | 400 | 12 | 18.93 | 0.57 |
| Benzodiazepines | 355 | 2000 | 313 | 29 | 15.65 | 1.45 |
| NSAIDs | 280 | 839 | 258 | 24 | 30.75 | 2.86 |
| Endocrine | 262 | 1474 | 203 | 8 | 13.77 | 0.54 |
| Antipsychotics | 183 | 564 | 140 | 12 | 24.82 | 2.13 |
| Antiarrhythmics | 93 | 499 | 60 | 2 | 12.02 | 0.40 |
| Muscle relaxants | 82 | 319 | 67 | 7 | 21.00 | 2.19 |
| Pain medications | 64 | 289 | 60 | 2 | 20.76 | 0.69 |
| Gastrointestinal | 58 | 268 | 30 | 5 | 11.19 | 1.87 |
| Alpha blockers | 31 | 126 | 31 | 1 | 24.60 | 0.79 |
| Antiparkinson agents | 5 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 10.64 | 0.00 |
| Antispasmodics | 5 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 6.45 | 0.00 |
| Antithrombotics | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Barbiturates | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27.27 | 0.00 |
| Antiepileptics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 2376 | 11,125 | 1925 | 134 | 17.3 | 1.20 |
Abbreviation: D/C; discontinuation.