Reduction in medication erros in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems
Computerized provider order entry has become one of the standard practices that also provides reimbursement from the government, aside from this known fact it is one of main safety features that is incorporated and a major component in almost all EHR systems. This article sets out to "derive a nationally representative estimate of medication error reduction in hospitals attributable to electronic prescribing through computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems." [1]
Background
Medications and errors have always been a priority for patient safety. There has been discussion as to how effective the use of CPOE systems really is and to determin if in-fact there is a reduction in errors is question that many ask. As it currently stands "Institute of Medicine estimates that, on average, hospitalized patients are subject to at least one medication error per day"[1], and there are recommendations that take place, one of those being to incorporate CPOE systems.[1] When conducting studies the main focus is to determine
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Radley DC, Wasserman MR, Olsho LEW, Shoemaker SJ, Spranca MD, Bradshaw B.(2013) Reduction in medication errors in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 20:470-476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001241
