Predicting computerized physician order entry system adoption in US hospitals: Can the federal mandate be met?

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 539-545

  Ford, Eric W ^a   McAlearney, Ann Scheck ^b   Phillips, M Thad ^c   Menachemi, Nir ^d   Rudolph, Barbara ^e  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e Leapfrog Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized physician order entry; Health information systems; Medical errors; Medical informatics; Quality control

Indexed keywords

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; (OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; ADOPTION RATES; BEST ESTIMATE (BE); COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY (CPOE) SYSTEM; COST CONTROLS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES; DATA SOURCING; DIFFUSION RATES; ELSEVIER (CO); FEDERAL (CO); INFLUENCE FACTORS; INTERNAL PRESSURE (IP); IRELAND; MARKET PENETRATION; MODELING TECHNIQUES; NEW GENERATION; QUALITY OF CARE; S CURVE; SECOND GENERATION (2G); TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; LEGISLATION, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45249095588     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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