Early adopters of computerized physician order entry in hospitals that care for children: A picture of US health care shortly after the institute of medicine reports on quality

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-396

  Teufel, Ronald J ^a,b   Kazley, Abby Swanson ^a   Basco Jr , William T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized physician order entry systems; CPOE; Diffusion of innovation; Hospital information systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

COHORT STUDIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64949126347     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809331801     Document Type: Article

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