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 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 ...

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 ...

Are health care providers who work with cancer drugs at an increased risk for toxic events? A systematic review and meta analysis of the literature ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Concerned about patient care, Adventist Health System decided to deploy Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems at all 26 of its hospitals in nine states. And it did so in only 28 months.

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 ...

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, ...

Neonatal parenteral nutrition (PN) is designed for very low birth weight infants (BW⩽1500 g) for whom enteral feedings are inadequate. Evaluating the clinical practice guidance (CPG) content of ...