Observed actions in relation to alert type presented to prescriber during ward round and non-ward round prescribing
| Antibiotic review alert | Venous thromboembolism alert | |||
| Acted on alert | Alert overridden | Acted on alert | Alert overridden | |
| Ward round observations | 10 (24%)* | 31 (76%) | 1† (7%) | 14 (93%) |
| Non-ward round observations | 18 (41%)* | 26 (59%) | 13 (68%)† | 6 (32%) |
| Total number of alerts | 85 | 34 | ||
*There was no significant difference (p=0.11) between ward and non-ward round prescribing (p=0.1).
†Significantly more alerts (p=0.0003) were acted on during non-ward round prescribing than ward round prescribing.