Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Health Information System Collaboration: A research example Elke Ham Krystle Martin
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Our research study • Psychotropic PRN medication administration for anxiety • Used chart reviews, plus interviews with patients and staff • Collected data from OS & Waypoint • Non-pharmacological interventions, types of interventions, and barriers to using these strategies 3
What the data looked like: • Ontario Shores • Waypoint 4
Differences between data collection due to type of HIS: • Time • Legibility • Completeness • Accuracy Variable EHR (%) Paper charts (%) Mention of PRN in nursing note 92 91 Detailed reason for PRN administration provided 77 76 Mention of who initiated the PRN administration 82 76 Mention of non-pharmacological intervention(s) attempted 32 20 5 Effectiveness of PRN medication 100 11
Recommendations and opportunities: • Other examples: Dual Diagnosis unit process • New PRN changes for OS & Waypoint • Templates • Prompting • Nursing practice education/support • Opportunities for research 6
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