{"id":5342,"date":"2019-10-21T15:19:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T21:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=5342"},"modified":"2019-11-19T09:32:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:32:32","slug":"college-of-pharmacy-students-make-high-risk-medication-clinical-decision-support-available-to-local-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2019\/10\/21\/college-of-pharmacy-students-make-high-risk-medication-clinical-decision-support-available-to-local-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Pharmacy Students Make High-Risk Medication Clinical Decision Support Available to Local Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Belmont University College of Pharmacy Healthcare Informatics students are partnering with Nashville General Hospital at Meharry to develop a Clinical Decision Support (CDS) tool which supports the safe use of medications in the hospital environment.<\/p>\n

Third-year pharmacy students Joshua Page, Julie Nguyen, Grant Harder, Raven McKinnie and Kenyatta Cleark created a database of maximum and minimum dose ranges for high-risk drugs most commonly used by hospital formularies. This information can be used in many ways in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to help avoid potentially harmful medication errors.<\/p>\n

The work was closely supervised by Associate Professor Dr. Anthony Blash, PharmD., CPHIMS, with each medication parameter undergoing multiple checks for safety and accuracy. \u201cAny clinical decision support should be independently verified and approved by hospital pharmacist teams before including in the EHR, but the creation of this type of CDS is a big step towards increased patient safety,\u201d Blash said.<\/p>\n

\u201cImplementation of standardized Dose Range Checking parameters within healthcare system\u2019s EHR has the potential to drastically improve patient safety by reducing the rate of medical dosing errors,\u201d said Harder.<\/p>\n

Clinical decision support tools are designed to transform the most current medical research into recommendations that clinicians can use to ensure that their patients receive the best quality care. Many large hospitals and clinics have access to full-time healthcare informatics staff who develop and manage this type of tool for their providers. Smaller and more rural facilities may not have resources available to create, verify and implement this custom CDS in their electronic health record.<\/p>\n

Blash said the clinical decision support the team is able to provide at this scale and level of expertise is much sought after in the healthcare community. \u201cWe estimate that the project at Nashville General Hospital will provide between 250 \u2013 1500 additional patient safety protections daily,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were excited to be able to partner with Nashville General Hospital at Meharry and if there is an opportunity to help another hospital in the future, we would consider that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Belmont University College of Pharmacy informatics program provides training that is specialized, and students choosing to pursue the informatics concentration receive both didactic and hands-on training on healthcare technology and its use in pharmacy practice.<\/p>\n

Nguyen said this is a real project doing real work for healthcare-related institutions. \u201cThis informatics class hands us opportunities we wouldn\u2019t be able to find in a regular classroom. It really empowers us to make a difference even before we graduate and prepares us for the projects we\u2019ll be doing in practice,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

All five students are in their third year and will be looking for continued training in pharmacy residencies or fellowships upon graduation in May 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of the accomplishments of the students,\u201d Blash said. \u201cThis project aligns with one of Belmont\u2019s guiding principles of cherishing the privilege of service to others and the importance of work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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