A Description and Functional Taxonomy of Rule-based Decision Support Content at a Large Integrated Delivery Network

Table 6

Offered Choices as Part of Notification Interventions

Offered Choice	Rule Types	Rules	Example Rule
Write order	63	2,059	Change a ranitidine order to famotidine
Defer warning	47	94	Allow the user to defer a warning for 24 hours
Override rule/keep order	47	3,014	Keep an order that triggered a low-severity drug interaction rule
Cancel existing order	30	240	Discontinue an existing order for fluoxetine when it is flagged as duplicating a new order for paclitaxel
Cancel current order	29	3,110	Cancel an order for furosemide in a patient with a sulfa drug allergy
Edit current order	26	1,538	Change the dose of an order for 16 g acetaminophen
Edit existing order	23	42	Reduce digoxin when patient is hyponatremic
Set allergies	14	20	Decline a suggestion to order atenolol because the patient is allergic
Write letter	7	86	Send a letter to a patient with a normal mammogram
Write note	4	23	Provide default text for a note on a patient with an elevated low-density lipoprotein level
Edit problem list	4	4	Remove hypertension from the problem list in response to a suggestion for antihypertensive therapy
Enter weight, height, or age	3	787	Allow user to enter weight when ordering a drug with weight-based dosing

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