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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
Although an automatic stop order (ASO) policy is mandated by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the policy remains unenforced or exists only "on paper" in some hospitals. Strict enforcement of an ASO can lead to improvement of patient care by requiring physicians and other healthcare professionals to periodically review a patient's drug regimen. Following the approval of an ASO policy by our facility's pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) committee, an audit of 160 orders of controlled substances revealed that 75 orders (47 percent) were continued for more than one dose without a physician's renewal order. This problem was then brought to the attention of the P&T committee where a decision was made to resolve the situation using a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach. With the help of all of the healthcare professionals involved in this issue, as well as our computer network, a system for strict enforcement of the ASO policy was subsequently implemented and has proven to be successful.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
8755-1225
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
20-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Impact of a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to implement and enforce an automatic stop order policy.
pubmed:affiliation
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA 92201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article