Implementing clinical decision support (CDS) alerts for opioid stewardship helped Fort Healthcare improve patient safety by increasing the rate of naloxone prescriptions.
“If a patient is seen in the emergency department, or with an orthopedic provider, a surgeon, or someone else, the alert will also pop up for them so they’re aware that there may be concerns about prescribing controlled substances to a patient if they have an agreement with someone else,” Winter said. “That way, they’re aware that they need to be careful about prescriptions.”