Is computerized physician order entry use associated with a decrease in hospital resource utilization in hospitals that care for children?

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2411-2420

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

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's hospitals; CPOE; Health information technology (HIT); Hospital quality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD SAFETY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866607319     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-011-9708-z     Document Type: Article

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