Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE): Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio

Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

ASHP Guidelines on Pharmacy Planning for Implementation of Computerized Provider-Order- Entry Systems in Hospitals and Health Systems

The purpose of these guidelines is to provide guidance to pharmacists in hospitals and health systems on planning for, implementing, and enhancing safe computerized providerorder-entry (CPOE) systems. To date, most CPOE guidelines have concentrated on the functionality required of a CPOE system, despite the fact that most CPOE system implementations occur using commercial systems whose function...

Attitudes and Knowledge of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences Nurses Regarding the Implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry

Introduction: Despite potential benefits of CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) systems, recent studies have cast some doubts on their role in reducing errors. CPOE systems with poorly designed interfaces have proven to cause dissatisfaction and introduce new kinds of errors in the ordering process. The main objective of this study is to identify problems related to a CPOE medication syst...

Electronically Prescribing: A new Policy in Iranian Hospitals

Medication Errors (MEs) as one of the most important medical errors in hospitals are common, expensive, and sometimes harmful to patients. Several strategies such as Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) and wristband barcoding are used for decreasing MEs. The role of new technologies is emphasized in the policies and planning in the health system in Iran. Worldwide, CPOE is a new technology...

Computerised provider order entry combined with clinical decision support systems to improve medication safety: a narrative review.

BACKGROUND Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a major cause of morbidity in hospitalised and ambulatory patients. Computerised provider order entry (CPOE) combined with clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are being widely implemented with the goal of preventing ADEs, but the effectiveness of these systems remains unclear. METHODS We searched the specialised database Agency for Healthcare Res...