Exploring the unintended consequences of computerized physician order entry

Joan S. Ash, Dean F. Sittig, Richard Dykstra, Emily Campbell, Kenneth Guappone

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Abstract

This paper summarizes the foci, activities, methods, and results of a three-year research project. Using a mixed methods approach, the Physician Order Entry Team has identified and categorized the unintended consequences of computerized physician order entry (CPOE). After analyzing 380 examples of unintended adverse consequences, the team described in detail nine major types and conducted a national survey in the U.S. to discover how hospitals recognize and deal with unintended consequences. With the assistance of a panel of experts, the team identified strategies for managing unintended adverse consequences and outlined contents of a toolkit for CPOE implementers for addressing them.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Pages198-202
Number of pages5
Volume129
StatePublished - 2007
Event12th World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 2007 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Duration: Aug 20 2007Aug 24 2007

Other

Other12th World Congress on Medical Informatics, MEDINFO 2007
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityBrisbane, QLD
Period8/20/078/24/07

Keywords

  • attitude to computers
  • hospital information systems
  • physician order entry
  • user- computer interface

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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