Use of order sets in inpatient computerized provider order entry systems: A comparative analysis of usage patterns at seven sites

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 733-745

  Wright, Adam ^a,b,c   Feblowitz, Joshua C ^a,b   Pang, Justine E ^a,b   Carpenter, James D ^d   Krall, Michael A ^e   Middleton, Blackford ^a,b,c   Sittig, Dean F ^f  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Providence Health and Services   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support; Computerized physician order entry system; Electronic health records; Order sets

Indexed keywords

CHEST PAIN; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; CORONARY SYNDROMES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ORDER ENTRY; ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; ORDER SETS; RECURRENT PATTERNS; USAGE PATTERNS;

BIOINFORMATICS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

INSULIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANESTHESIA; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DELIVERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; GYNECOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; LABOR; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORAX PAIN;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84867143007     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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