Labs - Overrides Metric

Overrides Dashboard

Facilities with ADCs experience medication order overrides when a member of the patient care staff withdraws medications from the ADC before a pharmacist can review the medication order if a delay would harm the patient or if a patient experiences a sudden change in clinical status. The option to override is typically only used for emergency situations. As a result, facilities should define and approve the specific criteria to allow for medication overrides and specify which medication overrides should be allowed. 

The Overrides metric identifies users whose override behavior is unusual as compared to their peers. This includes unusual medications that have had overrides, unusual locations where overrides have occurred, and unusual override reasons. 

The Overrides dashboard will explore the aforementioned override scenarios and display data charts that illustrate trends in the following areas: 

• Overrides by Nurse/Provider
• Overrides by Department
• Overrides by Medication
• Override Reasons

Overrides by Nurse/Provider

The bar graph on the left will show the a list of providers ranked based on the number of overrides.  The scatterplot on the right will display the number of overrides and the count of dispenses. The blue dots represent the providers. 

Overrides by Department

The bar graph will show the number of overrides created in each department. 

Overrides by Medication

The bar graph will show the number of overrides based on the medications involved. 

Override Reasons

This list will show the move common reasons for overrides by the providers within ControlCheck.