Association Between Real‐Time Alerts in Electronic Prescribing Systems and Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing Among Older Adults

Key Points

• This research aims to investigate the impact of real-time alerts in electronic prescribing systems on potentially inappropriate prescribing among older adults.
• Used a national, real-time alert system that is non-interruptive.
• Analyzed prescribing patterns in older adults before and after alert implementation.
• Examined the effectiveness of clinical decision support systems (CDSS) in reducing overall medication errors.
• Meaningful reductions in potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIM) observed post-implementation.
• The alert system was effective even in resource-constrained settings.
• Demonstrated potential for scalable CDSS tools to enhance medication safety.

Abstract