Medical Order Entry Systems
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Does electronic medicine prescription cause new types of errors?]

8 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: The expectations related to the implementation of electronic patient medicine (EPM) modules are high, when it comes to reducing medication errors and increasing security related to the medication process. The literature has focused on ... Read more...

State mental health policy: implementation of computerized medication prescribing algorithms in a community mental health system.

30 Jul 2009 This column describes a Michigan initiative to implement medication prescribing algorithms for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression. The algorithms were incorporated into the electronic medical records system of a four-county ... Read more...

Effects of computerized prescriber order entry on pharmacy order-processing time.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE: The effect of computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) on the efficiency of medication-order-processing time was evaluated. METHODS: This study was conducted at a 761-bed, tertiary care hospital. A total of 2988 medication orders were ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Order Entry Systems'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Premature condemnation of clinical decision support as a useful tool for patient safety in computerized provider order entry. 29 Sep 2009
• Comment on "Quality of drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software". 19 Sep 2009
• Pathology processes and emergency department length of stay: the impact of change. 19 Sep 2009
• Quality of drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software. 19 Sep 2009
• [Does electronic medicine prescription cause new types of errors?] 8 Aug 2009
• [Electronic prescription--can be better] 8 Aug 2009
• State mental health policy: implementation of computerized medication prescribing algorithms in a community mental health system. 30 Jul 2009
• Effects of computerized prescriber order entry on pharmacy order-processing time. 30 Jul 2009
• Establishing order. For CIOs, creation of order sets is one of the first battles to be fought in the march toward CPOE. 30 Jul 2009
• The field narrows. As CPOE takes center stage, many hospitals are finding that a pharmacy system from their core clinical vendor makes the most sense. 30 Jul 2009
• Implementing a standardized order set for community-acquired pneumonia: impact on mortality and cost. 30 Jul 2009
• The relationship between computerized physician order entry and pediatric adverse drug events: a nested matched case-control study. 30 Jul 2009
• A nutrition support service web application to manage patients receiving parenteral nutrition. 30 Jul 2009
• Compliance with verbal orders standards poor. 30 Jul 2009
• Consider the content of drug-drug interaction alerts. 25 Jul 2009
• Overrides of medication alerts in ambulatory care. 25 Jul 2009
• Ordering off the menu: assessing compliance with a nonformulary medication policy. 5 Jul 2009
• Time and money. Providers have issues with stimulus act's deadlines, definitions for IT. 4 Jul 2009
• Patient safety, quality care, and service utilization with PLATO (Physician Leadership for Accurate and Timely Orders): a pilot study. 29 Jun 2009
• Reader's perspective. CPOE functionality. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Medical Order Entry Systems'

Definition: Information systems, usually computer-assisted, that enable providers to initiate medical procedures, prescribe medications, etc. These systems support medical decision-making and error-reduction during patient care.

Descriptor UI: D050316

Alternative terms: Medical Order Entry Systems; Order Entry Systems, Medical; Computerized Physician Order Entry System; CPOE;

Related Mesh Headings: Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Medication Systems, Hospital; Point-of-Care Systems; Electronic Prescribing;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.700.508.300.408.600; L01.700.508.300.680.360.450; L01.700.508.300.695.600; N04.452.442.452.500; N04.452.515.360.500; N04.452.859.564.650.500;

History Note: 2006