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 ...

Background: Errors involving medication use are common. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) can improve prescribing practices. Few studies have examined the effect of CPOE in combination with ...

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, ...

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, ...

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, ...

In today’s healthcare climate, CPOE can no longer be a long-range strategy that healthcare organizations hope to achieve at a leisurely pace that fits in neatly with available resources and workflows.

Computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) systems decrease medication error, but they may not decrease patient harm due to medication error, according to the results of a study conducted at ...

Order entry initiates a complex series of processes at multiple touchpoints to fulfill what you've promised. Unfortunately, each touchpoint is an opportunity for inefficiencies and error—particularly ...