Does national regulatory mandate of provider order entry portend greater benefit than risk for health care delivery? The 2001 ACMI debate. The American College of Medical Informatics.
The 2001 debate of the American College of Medical Informatics focused on the proposition that national regulatory mandate of computer-based provider order entry (CPOE), to take effect by the end of 2005, portends greater benefit than risk for health care delivery. Both sides accepted that provider order entry offers potential benefit. Those supporting the proposition emphasized public safety, noting that payers have little economic incentive to pay for quality and [...]
Author(s): Overhage, J Marc, Middleton, Blackford, Miller, Randolph A, Zielstorff, Rita D, Hersh, William R
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.m1081