Table 5. Results of computer alert system for detection of medication errors and adverse drug events (ADEs) at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs Alert type: Detection of prescription errorTotal alerts: 803True-positive alerts: 490Unrecognized by physician prior to alert: 238 (49%)Alert type: Early detection of ADETotal alerts: 313True-positive alerts: 106Unrecognized by physician prior to alert: 27 (25%)Note: A true-positive alert was defined as one in which the physician wrote orders consistent with the alert recommendation after alert notification.Source: Raschke RA, Collihare B, Wunderlich TA, et al. A computer alert system to prevent injury from adverse drug events. JAMA 1998;280(15):1317-20.Return to Document Current as of March 2001 Internet Citation: Table 5. Results of computer alert system for detection of medication errors and adverse drug events (ADEs) at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center: Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs. March 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/errors-safety/aderia/table5.html
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