Informatics Bytes: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce Low-Value Alert Noise in the Electronic Health Record

Informatics Bytes: Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce Low-Value Alert Noise in the Electronic Health Record

From ASHPOfficial by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists©

June 3, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 1530

About this episode

The episode discusses how an interdisciplinary team redesigned allergy review alerts in the EHR to enhance patient safety and reduce alert noise.

This podcast explores how an interdisciplinary team of pharmacists, nurses, and providers redesigned frequently ignored and interruptive allergy review alerts within the electronic health record (EHR). By leveraging data from the EHR and incorporating frontline feedback, the team implemented changes to reduce noise and maintain patient safety. The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.

Topics covered

  • interdisciplinary collaboration
  • electronic health record
  • allergy review alerts
  • patient safety
  • data utilization

Keywords

  • interdisciplinary team
  • EHR
  • allergy alerts
  • patient safety
  • healthcare collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists©, EHR

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