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Diet Order Entry by Registered Dietitians Results in a Reduction in Error Rates and Time Delays Compared with Other Health Professionals
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 112Issue 10p1656–1661Published online: July 11, 2012
- Kristen Imfeld
- Mary Keith
- Linda Stoyanoff
- Heather Fletcher
- Sasha Miles
- Joan McLaughlin
Cited in Scopus: 8
In January 2009, registered dietitians (RDs) at St Michael's Hospital (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) were granted approval for nonmedication order entry of physician-approved nutrition-related orders for the patients to whom RDs provided care. The aim of this project was to document any changes in the numbers and types of diet order errors and time delays that were associated with this policy change. A retrospective chart audit was conducted to document the error rate in 672 nutrition-related orders placed before, and in 633 orders placed after, implementation of RD diet order entry on high-risk inpatient units.