The extent and importance of unintended consequences related to computerized provider order entry.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems can help hospitals improve health care quality, but they can also introduce new problems. The extent to which hospitals experience unintended consequences of CPOE, which include more than errors, has not been quantified in prior research.
Author(s): Ash, Joan S, Sittig, Dean F, Poon, Eric G, Guappone, Kenneth, Campbell, Emily, Dykstra, Richard H
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2373