During 9 months of configuration effort, 30 medical logic modules and 110 order sets were developed to support pediatric oncology. The proportion of chemotherapy orders submitted using specific ...
The guiding principle of CPOE systems is that they allow physician orders to be easily tracked and hence ensure improved patient care. However, a series of recent articles and insight from users of ...
Although the concept of evidence-based order sets was introduced many years ago, healthcare providers are moving toward adopting evidence-based order sets in increasing numbers and integrating such ...
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 ...
Computerized provider order entry systems in the emergency department can reduce medication errors, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine. Researchers conducted a literature review of ...
To help ease Long Island's critical blood shortage, South Nassau Communities Hospital is to hold a blood drive on Jan. 31, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., in the hospital's Albert Conference Room.Long Island's ...
We agree with Dr. Patmas that "pay-for-performance" and peer comparisons are techniques that have proved useful in modifying physician behavior in practice. The peer comparison is a tool we currently ...
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