Title
Longitudinal Analysis of Computerized Alerts for Laboratory Monitoring of Post-liver Transplant Immunosuppressive Care.
Abstract
Post-liver transplant patients require lifelong immunosuppressive care and monitoring. Computerized alerts can aid laboratory monitoring, but it is unknown how the distribution of alerts changes over time. We describe the changes over time of the distribution of computerized alerts for laboratory monitoring of post-liver transplant immunosuppressive care. Data were collected for post-liver transplant patients transplanted and managed at Intermountain Healthcare between 2005 and 2012. Alerts were analyzed based on year triggered, time since transplantation, hospitalization status, alert type, action taken (accepted or rejected), reason given for the action taken, and narrative comments. Alerts for overdue laboratory testing became more prevalent as time since transplantation increased. There is an increased need to support monitoring for overdue laboratory testing as the time since transplantation increases. Alerts should support providers as they monitor the evolving needs of post-transplant patients over time. We identify opportunities for improving laboratory monitoring of post-liver transplant patients.
Year
Venue
Field
2015
AMIA
Health care,Alert type,Intensive care medicine,Laboratory Critical Value,Laboratory testing,Immunosuppression,Transplantation,Medicine,Liver transplantation
DocType
Volume
Citations 
Conference
2015
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jason Jacobs100.68
Scott P Narus28325.96
R. Scott Evans313024.05
Catherine J. Staes41210.99