Use of Computerized Provider Order Entry Events for Postoperative Complication Surveillance

Computerized provider order entry and patient safety.

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support (CDS) are advocated health care information technologies for improving patient safety through reduction and prevention of medication errors. CPOE and DCS target specific errors in medication processes, particularly in prescribing and ordering. These are of particular importance in pediatrics, because children may be more vul...

Efficiency Gains with Computerized Provider Order Entry

Objective: The objective of this project was to measure efficiency gains in turnaround times with the implementation of a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. Methods: Preand post-CPOE turnaround times (TATs) were measured for orders placed for laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy. The pre-CPOE group was nonrandomized and included a convenience sample of 240 patients with a sample of...

Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

Safe Implementation of Computerized Provider Order Entry for Adult Oncology.

BACKGROUND Oncology has lagged in CPOE adoption due to the narrow therapeutic index of chemotherapy drugs, individualized dosing based on weight and height, regimen complexity, and workflows that include hard stops where safety checks are performed and documented. OBJECTIVES We sought to establish CPOE for chemotherapy ordering and administration in an academic teaching institution using a co...