3-1 Short Paper: Establishing the Foundation Assignment

Computerized Physician Order Entry
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The modernization of medical practice has led to the need for a system that ensures patients safety and improvement in the quality of care CITATION Kha14 l 1033 (Khanna & Yen, 2014). This has necessitated the need for Computerized Physician Order entry system which affects the delivery of healthcare. This system has been most effective in intensive care unit. Though there are many risks associated with the system and accelerated incorporation into the hospital workflow, correct integration can reduce medical errors and benefit clinical outcomes CITATION Mas11 l 1033 (Maslove, Rizk, & Lowe, 2011). This article will aim at understanding the reason for the slow adoption of the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system in improving the workflow and processes in a hospital, specifically in intensive care units.
The central problem addressed in this article will be the Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). This is a system that helps in the management and creation of medication orders and services in healthcare. The technology requires time, and money for its installation and hence many hospitals resist its incorporation into the standard hospital system. Regardless of the benefits that arise from the system, there is a slow adoption CITATION Mom13 l 1033 (Mominah, Yunus, & Househ, 2013). This raises the question of the reason behind its enactment.
Various research has been carried out to understand the effectiveness of the system, but there is a lack of data on the impact the system has on specific sections of the hospital.

The intensive care unit is quite critical in hospitals and hence requires a system that can manage the complex workflow and reduce medication errors CITATION Cha121 l 1033 (Chapman, Lehman, Donohue, & Aucott, 2012).
This study will research the use of the system in intensive care units, its impact on the reduction of medication error and general clinical outcomes. This will be measured by three specific variables, workflow, patient outcome and staff roles. Through analysing these variables, the study will be able to identify reasons why many hospitals fail to use the system.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Chapman, A., Lehman, C., Donohue, P., & Aucott, S. (2012). Implementation of computerised provider order entry in a neonatal intensive care unit: Impact on admission workflow. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 81(5), 291-295.
Khanna, R., & Yen, T. (2014). Computerized Physician Order Entry. Neurohospitalist, 4(1), 26-33.
Maslove, D., Rizk, N., & Lowe, H. (2011). Computerized physician order entry in the critical care environment: a review of current literature. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, 26(3), 165 – 171.
Mominah, M., Yunus, F., & Househ, M. (2013). A case study on the impacts of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system on hospital clinical workflow. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 190, 207-209.