The final selection process requires an even greater level of research and analysis. However, this dedication to proper due diligence will ensure the selection of a CPOE system that reflects your ...

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 ...

The article by Palen et al in this issue of theis an important contribution to the literatureon healthcare information technology(IT). 1 First, it is one of the few studies of a decision supportsystem ...

Objectives: To estimate the current uses level of ambulatorycomputerized physician order entry (A-CPOE) among physiciansand to examine the relationship of managed care penetration aswell as other ...

A new study suggests that computerized order entry systems which are implemented in part to reduce prescribing errors can actually increase the risk of medication errors in certain situations, ...

Merrill Lynch & Co. is replacing its order entry software around the world as part of a multimillion-dollar project aimed at eliminating a hodgepodge of in-house and acquired systems. Marvin Balliet, ...

The combination of well-designed patient-controlled analgesia pumps, pre-printed physician orders and nursing education can reduce overall PCA administration errors and pump-programming errors, ...

Deriving real-world oral antineoplastic treatment endpoints: A comparison of automated data extraction versus manual chart abstraction. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2019 ASCO Annual ...

A retrospective study was conducted with adult inpatients over age 18 years who were initiated on vancomycin between August 1 and September 30, 2006 (preimplementation group), and between March 1 and ...

It is critical that hospitals and health systems routinely review their chargemaster for accuracy in its list of billable items so they receive proper reimbursement. Equally as critical is examining ...