Another fine mess...
The EMR is supposed to alert you to interactions, but the system is overly sensitive leading to
alert fatigue. So then people turn the alert off. Or do you keep them on and ignore them to meet MU requirements (and PERHAPS for patient safety)?
What we heard at a recent "risk reduction" malpractice seminar is that the lawyers will be watching. So in case of a suit that might involve medication error, they will want to check to see if you had the alerts turned on or not. This is truly a case of "damned if you do, damned if you don't": if the alert is turned off, then you are liable for disabling it. If it is turned on, you are liable for over-riding it.
