The Extent and Importance of Unintended Consequences Related to Computerized Provider Order Entry
Author(s) -
Joan S. Ash,
Dean F. Sittig,
Eric G. Poon,
Ken Guappone,
Emily Campbell,
Richard H. Dykstra
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the american medical informatics association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1527-974X
pISSN - 1067-5027
DOI - 10.1197/jamia.m2373
Subject(s) - order entry , unintended consequences , computerized physician order entry , order (exchange) , quality (philosophy) , health care , computer science , medical emergency , medicine , business , philosophy , finance , epistemology , political science , economics , economic growth , law
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems can help hospitals improve health care quality, but they can also introduce new problems. The extent to which hospitals experience unintended consequences of CPOE, which include more than errors, has not been quantified in prior research.
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