During 9 months of configuration effort, 30 medical logic modules and 110 order sets were developed to support pediatric oncology. The proportion of chemotherapy orders submitted using specific ...

The number of medication errors reported per discharge in the two affected units was significantly higher after than before implementation of the CPOE system. However, because of non-CPOE-related ...

A study conducted by University of Pennsylvania researchers assessed the effectiveness of using a computerized physician order entry system to reduce orders for anticoagulant medication warfarin in ...

We review the extent and functionality of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems in seven Western countries. We compare nations’ implementation levels; linkages with other health care ...

A study published in JAMA Surgery examined whether computerized provider order entry events can decrease manual medical record review for surveillance of postoperative complications. Researcher ...

Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to ...

A hospital-wide computerized system that allows physicians and nurses to order prescriptions and tests reduces the time it takes to get medications to patients and cuts resistance to one common ...

NYU Medical Center enabled docs training on its computerized provider order entry system to earn CME credit, reports Healthcare IT News. Docs, nurses and other clinicians took classes. Docs received ...

Physicians at Penrose-St. Francis Health Services can now enter patient orders directly into a computer, speeding up treatments and reducing possible treatment and prescription errors. Penrose-St.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will not restart its computerized physician order entry system before 2006, after suspending use of the system in January 2003 following physician complaints ...

A 16-month observational review was conducted at UNC Hospitals, a 688-bed academic hospital. CPOE was implemented at UNC Hospitals in an incremental fashion. The Siemens Medical Solutions CPOE system ...