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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the use of CPOE (electronic order entry systems for physicians) and introduces 10 direct quotes affirming the use and 10 direct quotes negating the use. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Should Canadian healthcare providers, including doctors and nurses, be mandated to use electronic order entry instead of written orders to reduce adverse events in environments where use
today is deemed optional? Brief Overview For decades, researchers have assessed the use of computerized systems for tracking the ordering of medication and treatment in patients. Specifically,
technology has been developed to increase the accuracy of prescriptions for medication in order to reduce errors that could be harmful to the patient. Though computer technologies have been
utilized to enhance the documentation of patient records and the adherence to medical regimens, the research varies significantly in regards to the impact of medical technologies to reduce prescription errors.
Affirmative Robeznieks (2005) reports a number of findings that suggest positive outcomes relative to the use of computer electronic order entry systems. "Three recent pediatric medical journals
have studied the implementation of computerized physician-order entry at Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and have linked the process to a reduction in harmful medication errors and an increase in mortality"
(Robeznieks, 2005, p. 32). Robeznieks (2005) also outlines a "report that appeared in the January issue of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, which found that transcription errors were eliminated
and harmful adverse drug events dropped to 0.03 per 1,000 doses from 0.05 per 1,000 doses. This equals the prevention of one harmful adverse drug event every 64 patient days.
Childrens Hospital is a 260-bed facility with 12,000 annual admissions, including about 3,000 annual intensive-care unit admissions. And a report in the November issue of Pediatrics described the planning and
preparation that Childrens Hospital underwent before implementation and concluded that CPOE is an invaluable resource for supporting patient safety" (p. 32). Conn (2006) reported an increase in the progress
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