Computerized physician-order entry: Are we there yet?

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1237-1243

  Foster, Runi A ^a,b   Antonelli, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Shands HealthCare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; COST CONTROL; DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COST SAVINGS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036906355     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-6665(02)00088-9     Document Type: Review

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