jaredboynton04

So I've been tasked with the research of the advantages and disadvantages of Best Practice Advisories/Alerts (BPA) within an EMR. For example, if a patient was screened by a nurse that this patient has not had a pneumonia vaccine, a popup (best practice alert) will appear to the user indicating that his patient is eligible for a pneumonia vaccine, do you want to order? Then it will take you to the order. This is just one of the 200+ BPA examples that my hospital uses. I've done some simple Google searches to look up this kind of thing and I'm not finding a whole lot on the subject. So I'm seeking your assistance in finding resources that identify the good and the bad things about these alerts. Also maybe some first hand experience? An example of one issue is "Alert Fatigue" in which the user sees so many alerts that they just begin to ignore it. In addition, what other clinical support decisions do you use in your EMR and in what situations? Utilizing the EHR, are there any other decision support technologies that help clinicians make the right choices? If you find any good articles (preferably research) related to this topic please post it here so I can take a look. Thank you for your help!