Medical error reduction is an international issue, as is the implementation of patient care
information systems (PCISs) as a potential means to achieving it. As researchers conducting …

Recently there has been a remarkable upsurge in activity surrounding the adoption of personal
health record (PHR) systems for patients and consumers. The biomedical literature does …

Objective: To identify types of clinical unintended adverse consequences resulting from
computerized provider order entry (CPOE) implementation. Design: An expert panel provided …

There is a pressing need for high-quality, effective means of designing, developing,
presenting, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining all types of clinical decision support …

Background: Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems can help hospitals
improve health care quality, but they can also introduce new problems. The extent to which …

After the first session of the American College of Medical Informatics 2004 retreat, during
which the history of electronic health records was reviewed, the second session served as a …

Clinical decision support systems (CDS) coupled with computerized physician/provider
order entry (CPOE) can improve the quality of patient care and the efficiency of hospital …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the kinds of unintended consequences related to the implementation
of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) in the outpatient setting. DESIGN: …

Objective: To determine the availability of inpatient computerized physician order entry in
US hospitals and the degree to which physicians are using it. Design: Combined mail and …

In May of 2001, thirteen experts on computerized provider order entry (CPOE) from around
the world gathered at a 2-day conference to develop a consensus statement on successful …