Improving Timely Administration of Essential Outpatient Medications in a Pediatric ED

The complexity of pediatric patients' outpatient medication regimens is increasing, and risk for medication errors is compounded in a busy emergency department (ED). As ED length of stay (LOS) increases, timely and accurate administration of essential outpatient medications has become increasingly challenging. Our objective was to increase the frequency of ordering of essential outpatient medications for patients with ED LOS >4 hours from 56% to 80% by June 2023.