[epicproviders] Effective 4/21/2025: Medication Frequency Changes in Adults =/>65

[Epic - All Provider Staff]

Effective 04/21/2025: To avoid overnight administration for non-time sensitive medications on patients =/> 65 years old, some medication frequencies are updated to avoid overnight administration.  The goal is to avoid waking an older adult and possibly causing delirium.

When a medication is ordered for this patient population, the approved frequency options will display as well as Order Instructions that read, "Frequencies truncated for this older patient to avoid overnight administration and decrease chance for delirium".

Please note that this update will affect medications in existing order sets.

To review medications in scope with this update, click the link below:
Medication Frequency Changes in Adults =/> 65<https://www.upstate.edu/training/intra/epic/documents/medication_frequency_changes_in_adults_over_65.pdf >


Thank you,

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