Medication-related Clinical Decision Support in Computerized Provider Order Entry Systems: A Review
Northwestern Memorial Hospital · University of Utah · +8 more institutions
Abstract
While medications can improve patients' health, the process of prescribing them is complex and error prone, and medication errors cause many preventable injuries. Computer provider order entry (CPOE) with clinical decision support (CDS), can improve patient safety and lower medication-related costs. To realize the medication-related benefits of CDS within CPOE, one must overcome significant challenges. Healthcare organizations implementing CPOE must understand what classes of CDS their CPOE systems can support, assure that clinical knowledge underlying their CDS systems is reasonable, and appropriately represent electronic patient data. These issues often influence to what extent an institution will succeed…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 82.40
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 72
Authors
8- GJGilad J. KupermanCorresponding
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Utah, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, New York Hospital Queens, Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Washington
- AJAndrew J. Bobb
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, University of Utah, Brigham and Women's Hospital, New York Hospital Queens, University of Washington, Harvard University, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, University of Utah Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center
- THThomas H. Payne
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Washington, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, New York Hospital Queens, Presbyterian Hospital, Harvard University, Hackensack University Medical Center, University of Utah Hospital, University of Utah
- AAAnthony Avery
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, University of Utah, University of Washington, New York Hospital Queens, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Harvard University, Presbyterian Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- TKTejal K. Gandhi
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Washington, University of Utah, New York Hospital Queens, University of Utah Hospital, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Harvard University
Topics & keywords
- Clinical decision support system
- Decision support system
- Computerized physician order entry
- Formulary
- Medicine
- Health care
- Contraindication
- Patient safety
- Good health and well-being