Component 5; Unit 8:History of CPOE and E-Prescribing
Description:
This unit describes the history of CPOE and e-prescribing.
Objectives:
- Explain how the evolving capabilities of CPOE systems impact quality and patient safety in the hospital setting.
- Explain how the evolving capabilities of e-prescribing systems impact quality and patient safety in the ambulatory setting.
Component 5; Unit 8; Lecture 8a comp5_unit8a_lecture_slides
Computer Provider Order Entry (22:38): 1) The unreliability of physician handwriting; 2) Automation of the ordering process ; 3) Early CPOE systems
Component 5; Unit 8; Lecture 8b comp5_unit8b_lecture_slides
E-Prescribing (10:48): 1) Early e-prescribing systems; 2) Adoption of CPOE and e-prescribing
Suggested Readings
Ammenwerth E, Schnell-Inderst P, Machan C, Siebert U. The effect of electronic prescribing on medication errors and adverse drug events: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):585-600. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528040/
Doolan DF, Bates DW. Computerized physician order entry systems in hospitals: mandates and incentives. Health Aff (Millwood) 2002 Jul-Aug;21(4):180-8. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12117128
Papshev D, Peterson AM. Electronic prescribing in ambulatory practice: promises, pitfalls, and potential solutions. Am J Manag Care 2001 Jul;7(7):725-36. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11464430
Sittig DF, Stead WW. Computer-based physician order entry: the state of the art. J Am Med Inform Assoc 1994 Mar–Apr;1(2):108–123. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC116190/