Purpose A project was undertaken at an academic medical center to assess use of available dosing buttons within the computerized provider-order-entry (CPOE) system in order to identify opportunities for optimization of medication builds. Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted to identify medication records within a CPOE system meeting prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria. A report capturing all inpatient adult medication orders associated with the identified medication records over a 6-month period was generated. The primary endpoint was percent dosing-button compliance, calculated as the number of orders with doses consistent with existing dosing-button options divided by the total number of orders during the study period. Secondary study objectives included a comparison of high- and low-performing medication record samples and identification of potential reasons for lack of dosing-button use. Results A total of 2,506 CPOE medication records associated with a total of 694,877 medication orders entered during the study period were analyzed. Median percent dosing-button compliance was 99.92% (interquartile range, 83.33–100%). High-performing records (n = 1243) were more likely to be associated with anti-infective medications (p = 0.041) and medications not on formulary at the study institution (p < 0.001). Medications in the sample of poor-performing CPOE records (n = 614) were more likely to be agents delivered via the i.v. route (p < 0.001). There were 45 records for which poor dosing-button compliance was attributed to lack of a clinically reasonable dosing option. Conclusion A high level of dosing-button compliance was demonstrated despite the lack of routine revalidation of dosing buttons after initial medication builds. Some opportunity for optimization was identified during the project, which established a quality assurance method to facilitate future auditing of medication builds.
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