Standardization

Order sets can incorporate the best evidence-based approaches to patient care in every hospital department across an organization and in every hospital across a region.

Many basic aspects of patient care such as bowel routine, pain management and diabetes management can be standardized and incorporate the most recent, evidence-based practices. This approach not only improves patient care, it also significantly improves the workflow of the healthcare team. A patient's care should not depend on which hospital they happen to be at. Every patient should receive the same care, based on the best evidence, regardless of where they are.

Open Source Order Sets has developed a standardized modular format for order sets that is designed the way clinicians think. This leads to greater order set adoption and enhanced clinical impact. OSOS's standardized modular format facilitates standardizing key best practices across departments and organizations.

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