Appendix A. Description and categorization of the top 25 alerts by overall volume at initiation of project.
| Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Provider needs to review patient's tobacco history | Meaningful use |
| Provider needs to sign admission order | Compliance |
| Provider needs to reconcile home medications | Compliance |
| Patient is intraoperative, provider should not place orders for inpatient floor | Safety |
| Provider needs to document a hospital problem for an admitted patient | Meaningful use |
| Patient is admitted, provider should not place outpatient orders | Safety |
| Provider needs to reconcile orders on Medication Administration Record hold | Safety |
| Entered Hepatitis B vaccine is not due for this patient | Safety |
| NICU patient is eligible to start cue-based feeding | Quality of care |
| Reorder needed for restraints that are documented to be in place | Compliance |
| Patient is on antipsychotic medications and needs monitoring laboratory studies | Quality of care |
| Provider needs to complete discharge medication reconciliation | Compliance |
| Surgical patient needs to order perioperative antibiotics | Safety |
| Patient in ED is at high risk of sepsis and requires additional monitoring | Safety |
| Diabetes patient needs lipid monitoring laboratory studies | Quality of care |
| Entered rotavirus vaccine is not due for this patient | Safety |
| Patient has elevated creatinine while on nephrotoxic medications | Safety |
| Entered Prevnar vaccine is not due for this patient | Safety |
| Entered HiB vaccine is not due for this patient | Safety |
| Patient with congenital heart disease should receive additional health maintenance | Quality of care |
| Provider needs to discuss breastfeeding with parents of NICU patient | Quality of care |
| Patient in ED at risk for sepsis due for reassessment | Safety |
| Provider needs to notify pharmacy of total parenteral nutrition order placed after daily cutoff | Safety |
| Provider to place maintenance orders for patient awaiting admission for asthma | Safety |
| PICU patient is eligible to start enteral feeds | Quality of care |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit.