Maternal Group B Streptococcus Prophylaxis Improvement using an Electronic Medical Record Dynamic Order Set.

Publication Title

American journal of perinatology

Authors

Mark Tomlinson, Providence Women's and Children's Program, Providence Health and Services, Portland, OregonFollow
Rachael Baker, Providence Women's and Children's Program, Providence Health and Services, Portland, OregonFollow
Jennifer Ulrich, Providence Clinical Informatics, Providence Health and Services, Renton, WashingtonFollow
Maulin P. Shah, Providence Clinical Informatics, Providence Health and Services, Renton, WashingtonFollow
Horia Marginean, Providence Brain and Spine Institute, Providence Health and Services, Portland, OregonFollow
Stephen Girolami, Providence Clinical Informatics, Providence Health and Services, Renton, Washington.Follow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-22-2023

Keywords

washington; oregon; renton; portland

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop and implement a Group B Streptococcal (GBS) dynamic order set to improve adherence to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACOG/CDC) guidelines.

STUDY DESIGN: A team of information technology and clinical experts developed a dynamic order block. The content was patterned after the CDC "Prevent GBS" mobile app. It was then embedded in the labor and delivery/induction order set and piloted at a single high-volume obstetric unit. Following the pilot and incorporation of the 2019 ACOG update of the CDC guidelines, the order set was rolled out in five additional hospitals within a region of a large health system. Information on GBS prophylaxis performance before and after implementation was available for the pilot site and four of the additional hospitals. Information before implementation was obtained electronically from electronic medical record (EMR) laboratory and pharmacy data and supplemented by manual chart review. Postimplementation data were obtained from discrete order set EMR data elements. Adherence to the guidelines before and after were compared using chi-squared test.

RESULTS: There were 7,114 deliveries before implementation and 4,502 after implementation. Preterm delivery occurred in 6.8 and 6.9%, respectively. There was an increase in appropriate treatment of preterm patients (positive and unknown GBS) delivering after implementation (88.7-99.1%,

CONCLUSION: Routine universal use of a dynamic admission labor/induction order set was associated with high and improved adherence to GBS prophylaxis guidelines.

KEY POINTS: · Lapses in GBS prophylaxis are associated with early-onset GBS disease.. · Preterm delivery and penicillin allergic patients are commonly associated with lapses in prophylaxis.. · Dynamic EMR order set use can improve adherence to clinical guidelines..

Area of Special Interest

Women & Children

Area of Special Interest

Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)

Specialty/Research Institute

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Specialty/Research Institute

Health Information Technology

DOI

10.1055/a-2196-6078