Table 1

Quality and safety improvements

Quality/Safety Achievements	Action
Alignment of evidence based recommendations	Review ‘like’ orders for a topic across all service lines
Alignment of work with organizational/strategic goals	Prioritize production schedule based on organizational priority.
Reduce non-value added, non-evidence based lab tests	Review each order set for appropriate changes
Reduce medications that cause delirium	Review each order set for deliriogenic medications
Reduce hospital acquired infections and improve adherence to national guidelines	Review order sets for evidence based antibiotic appropriateness
Consistent renal dosing guidelines	Review each order set and align recommendations and text wording
Safe and consistent ordering of anticoagulant medications	Review each order by Heparin Task Force for anticoagulant medications
Facilitate use of evidence in the design of order sets	Documentation of evidence citations in order sets to support knowledge management
Safe ordering	Updating of order sets to mistake-proof known or potential errors/omissions.
Medication quality and safety	Review medications against formulary and recommendations by pharmacy and therapeutics committee