Computerized physician order entry
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) — sometimes referred to as computerized provider order entry — is an electronic system typically implemented in hospitals that allows a medical practitioner to directly enter testing and treatment orders for a patient, afterward electronically transmitting the orders to the correct department(s) for fulfillment. Orders may be entered from mobile devices or dedicated computers and may include requests for medications, laboratory tests, and patient care assessments. In many cases the CPOE is integrated into a network of other computer systems, including clinical decision support systems.[1][2][3][4]
CPOE is reported to improve staff communication, decrease delays in order completion, reduce errors related to handwriting or transcription, allow order entry at the point of care as well as off-site, offer an error checking mechanism for duplicate or incorrect tests/doses, and simplify inventory and billing management.[5][1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Teasdale, Carla M. (2008). Nursing Perceptions of a Computerized Physician Order Entry System. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest Information and Learning Company. pp. 92. ISBN 9780549501794. https://books.google.com/books?id=FgrRNzl65AIC&pg=PA9. Retrieved 04 December 2015.
- ↑ California Healthcare Foundation (2000) (PDF). A Primer on Physician Order Entry. Long Beach, CA: First Consulting Group. pp. 44. ISBN 1929008414. http://www.chcf.org/~/media/MEDIA%20LIBRARY%20Files/PDF/PDF%20C/PDF%20CPOEreport.pdf. Retrieved 04 December 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Armstrong, Carl W. (2000) (PDF). AHA Guide to Computerized Physician Order-Entry Systems. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association. pp. 47. http://www.aha.org/content/00-10/CompEntryA1109.pdf. Retrieved 04 December 2015.
- ↑ Niles, Nancy J. (2010). Basics of the U.S. Health Care System. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. pp. 333. ISBN 9780763769840. https://books.google.com/books?id=ySChp4XlGJgC&pg=PA209. Retrieved 04 December 2015.
- ↑ Dixon, Brian E.; Zafar, Atif (January 2009). "Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE): Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio". AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT. https://healthit.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/emerging-lessons/computerized-provider-order-entry-inpatient/inpatient-computerized-provider-order-entry-cpoe. Retrieved 04 December 2015.
