CPOE a must for EMRsComputerized physician order entry and electronic medical records are joined at the hip, according to Judy Hanover, research manager for Health Industry Insights. "There's a lot of value to CPOE without EMR, but EMR without CPOE doesn’t have all the data you need in there," she said. Computerized order entry puts a "second safety net" around data, helping to reduce medication errors. With stimulus funds to support meaningful use of IT and EMR adoption, CPOE stands to see a big increase in use. |
 Click to enlarge There's more potential for error when order entry isn't handled electronically, says Judy Hanover, research manager for Health Industry Insights. Computerized order entry provides a safety net, she says. |
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3 TRENDS TO WATCH
Health Industry Insights research analyst Judy Hanover highlights trends in CPOE:
1. STIMULUS: The healthcare IT aspects of ARRA specifically address electronic medical records, but order entry and administration are big pieces of data that need to interact with EMRs, Hanover noted. "The discussion is whether not only implementation, but actual use of CPOE might be sped up (as a result of ARRA.)" 2. DOCUMENTATION: ho has to actually enter the data? The advantage of the immediacy of the electronic data kind of goes away when you have an intermediary entering the data. 3.MEDICATION ERROR: There's more potential for error when order entry isn't handled electronically. Actor Dennis Quaid's presence at HIMSS09 and the media fervor surrounding his children's near death as a result of medication error has had an impact on the perceived importance of CPOE for medication and administration processes. |
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CPOE: A critical piece of automating |
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| "Since we automated our supply chain processes, we have avoided millions of dollars in capital expenses to purchase and implement a new MMIS system. We increased the number of suppliers with which Woman’s can conduct business electronically from seven to 50. We more than doubled EDI transmissions from an average of 28 percent to more than 80 percent of items ordered. The process of verifying and transmitting purchase orders utilizing EDI order processing and scripting automation (from Boston WorkStation) went from 100 percent manual to 62 percent automatic. We used to verify exceptions of ordered EDI items manually. Now, it’s 100 percent automatic. The PO transmissions that can not be transmitted EDI are sent fax via a fully automated process from completion of a requisition to the transmission and verification of the sent fax utilizing the Boston WorkStation scripting tools. More than 90 percent of all medsurg items ordered in the hospital are procured automatically." Michael K. Maggio, MMIS systems manager, materials management, Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, La. |
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