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WASHINGTON – The Leapfrog Group warned Tuesday that incorrect deployment of CPOE systems could lead to serious medication errors.
"As CPOE systems are implemented at the clinical level in hospitals, we're seeing a broad variance in both the degree of adoption and in the quality of outcomes," Leapfrog CEO Leah Binder said.
Less than 10 percent of U.S. hospitals have fully implemented CPOE systems, according to Leapfrog.
Leapfrog recently developed its CPOE Evaluation Tool as a complement to its annual national hospital survey, which identifies the top performing hospitals across the country.
The Leapfrog Group is a consortium of major companies and large private and public healthcare purchasers. The organization's stated goal is to trigger giant leaps forward in the safety, quality and affordability of healthcare.
"There is no doubt that hospitals investing in CPOE are taking positive steps to address medication safety and a transition period between installation and effective implementation is natural and expected," Binder said.
