17%: According to a study published
in the New England Journal of Medicine, of the 63.1% of members of the American Hospital Association who responded to the study's survey, only 17% of hospitals use computerized provider order entry for medications.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine Volume 360:1628-1638 April 16, 2009 Number 16 *
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why is this number so low?
why is this number so low?
By Anonymous P : June 10, 10:11am
The low penetration of
The low penetration of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is because it's fairly expensive.
Last time when I was an inpatient and they gave me...
By Charlie P : September 3, 5:37pm
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Submitted by Anonymous P : June 10, 2:11pm
why is this number so low?
Submitted by Charlie P : September 3, 9:37pm
The low penetration of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is because it's fairly expensive.
Last time when I was an inpatient and they gave me any medication, they swiped the bar code on my wristband. Then, they verified my name and a picture; with three chances to catch an error they should have been very sure it was me. All the drugs were in individual dose packets and they scanned their barcode to make sure that was what I was supposed to get. The last step in the process was to hand me a pill cup and a glass of water.... with the horse pills I take it sometimes requires more than one glass of water.