Which activity or intervention should be avoided when implementing an

QUESTION

Which activity or intervention should be avoided when implementing an EHR system?

a. Public and unwavering support for the project by the organization’s leadership
b. Building a large number of aliases for orders and alerts for select clinical scenarios
c. Input from representatives from different disciplines over the course of the project
d. Default clinical information and responses to order prompts on orders and fill in as much as possible on order sets

ANSWER:

ANS: B
Physicians will count clicks and do not want to be stopped during order entry unless it is necessary. An overuse of alerts will cause alert fatigue.