Impact of CPOE usage on medication management process costs and quality outcomes

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 229-247

  Spaulding, Trent J ^a   Raghu, T S ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CPOE; HIT; Meaningful use; Quality outcomes; Salary costs

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897948463     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0046958013519303     Document Type: Article

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