Computerized Provider Order Entry
Computerized Provider Order Entry
PROVIDER ORDER
ENTRY
Dale Ros Aviles Collamat
OBJECTIVES
1. State two reasons why CPOE is different
from other healthcare information technology
implementations.
2. State at least three common barriers to a
successful CPOE implementation.
3. State at least three strategies to ensure a
successful CPOE implementation.
4. State at least two future possible directions of
CPOE.
5. State three core competencies required of the
nurse informaticist working with CPOE
Introduction
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE), sometimes referred to as
electronic prescribing, is a computer application that health care
providers use to enter orders or prescriptions into a computer system. It is
used in inpatient and outpatient settings to electronically order
medications, imaging studies, laboratory tests, procedures, admissions,
and referrals (Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), 2015).
Benefits often highlighted range from the simple help of physician order
legibility to the more complex decision support related to allergy and
interaction checking, medication dosing guidance, and in some cases
culminating in an overall decrease in patient mortality and significant
financial return on investment.
1. State two reasons why CPOE is different
from other healthcare information
technology implementations.
The first reason is that the “P” in CPOE has most commonly stood
for Provider, but will also appear as Physician or Prescriber. This
is what makes CPOE different from basic electronic order
submission. The transcription step is removed, and the provider
places the order directly into the system. By using Provider it is
also implied that the user placing the order is authorized to give or
sign that order and leaves room for other disciplines in addition to
physicians who have a scope of practice that supports CPOE, such
as advanced practice nurses and physician assistants.
CPOE is also different in that it is inherently tied to a
(clinical decision support) CDS system that enables the
checking and presentation of patient safety rules during
ordering, such as drug–drug interaction checking,
duplicate checking, corollary orders, and dose
calculations (Tyler, 2009). The “E” is also sometimes
replaced by an “M” and stands for computerized
physician order management or computerized provider
order management, further implying that these orders
are no longer once and done, but will require ongoing
review and updating in the context of rules, alerts, and
other feedback mechanisms an EHR may provide that
paper and pen cannot. Management of an order also
implies that it is more than simply entered, but also
communicated to other care team members, reviewed,
and acted upon.
2. State at least three common barriers to
a successful CPOE implementation.
There is an eight specific hiring staff that understand the domain of the physician practice
implementation
approaches that were setting realistic expectations and obtainable goals
reinforced by a more ensuring there is enough physical space for hardware so that
recent study that focused providers may work effectively
on assisting those aligning the organization’s vision with the goals of the
implementation
provider practices most
at risk for successful developing a business case to identify the expected benefits of
CPOE
CPOE adoption:
planning for provider practice redesign
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