4. Approximately 64 percent of the hospitals fully met Leapfrog’s CPOE standard, meaning the system alerts physicians to at least half of the most common, serious prescribing errors, and at least 75 ...

Computerized physician-order entry systems with duplicate decision support alerts could reduce unnecessary CT scans, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Like anyone else, if physicians are given the chance to record things in their own words, the way they do it will vary widely. Unfortunately, when they do this within a computerized physician order ...

A few weeks ago I toured a hospital that had recently adopted computerized physician order entry (CPOE). We visited a patient room on the Med-Surge floor, where a nurse explained what happens in an ...

Nearly 80 percent of erroneous medication orders could be entered in computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems, and more than half "sailed right through," with little or no difficulty or ...

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 ...

I often read or hear about "physician buy-in"—as I'm sure most of you do too—as the key component to successfully implementing many IT projects, including computerized physician order entry. While I ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. More than four months after it originally was published, a March 9 Journal of ...

Researchers found using a computer-based electronic order set helped facilitate timely discontinuation of postoperative antibacterials, according to a study published in the Journal of the American ...

An effort to force Johns Hopkins doctors to order appropriate treatment to prevent venous thromboembolism or blood clots in their trauma patients has paid off, with more patients getting appropriate ...

Appropriate dosage determination for aminoglycosides helps to achieve desirable levels of drug in the blood, thereby reducing the probability of ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and treatment failure. The ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. The ...