The effect of computerized provider order entry systems on clinical care and work processes in emergency departments: A systematic review of the quantitative literature

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Georgiou, Andrew ^a   Prgomet, Mirela ^a   Paoloni, Richard ^b   Creswick, Nerida ^a,c   Hordern, Antonia ^a   Walter, Scott ^a   Westbrook, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; ERROR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84878109709     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.01.028     Document Type: Article

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