Diet order entry by registered dietitians results in a reduction in error rates and time delays compared with other health professionals.

Kristen Imfeld; Mary Keith; Linda Stoyanoff; Heather Fletcher; Sasha Miles; Joan McLaughlin

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Diet order entry by registered dietitians results in a reduction in error rates and time delays compared with other health professionals.

October 24, 2012

Imfeld K, Keith M, Stoyanoff L, et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012;112(10):1656-1661.

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In this study, a hospital policy that allowed registered dieticians to directly enter physician cosigned diet orders for patients significantly decreased nutrition-related error rates and time delays.

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