Computerized physician order entry of diagnostic tests in an intensive care unit is associated with improved timeliness of service

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1306-1309

  Thompson, Willie ^a   Dodek, Peter M ^a   Norena, Monica ^a   Dodek, Jordana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerized; Hospital information systems; Intensive care unit; Medical records systems; User computer interface

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EFFICIENCY; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PHYSICIANS; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 2942585050     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000127783.47103.8D     Document Type: Article

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