Provider Hold in Epic

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Amanda K. Patel
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Provider Hold in Epic

Our health system is looking at allowing clinicians to hold medications from the manage orders activity in Epic. I'm looking for some feedback from other facilities that have implemented this functionality in Epic.

1. Are there any medications that you do not allow to put on hold (e.g,
anticoagulants, antibiotics, TPNs, etc.)?
2. What time limit did you set for the BPA reminder to fire? (Epic default is 72
hours)
3. Have you seen any issues or errors with this functionality?

We have had quite a few errors with the Auto-MAR Hold functionality when patients are transferred to procedural areas and when medications are inadvertently put on hold via the "MAR Hold" action. We are honestly a little weary of another route for holding medications and would appreciate any feedback or learnings you could share.

Thanks in advance!

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