Comprehensive evaluation of using computerised provider order-entry system for hospital discharge orders.
Colombini N, Abbes M, Cherpin A, et al. Comprehensive evaluation of using computerised provider order-entry system for hospital discharge orders. Int J Med Inform. 2022;160:104703. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104703.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) refers to a system in which clinicians directly place orders electronically to be sent to the receiver (e.g., pharmacist). This French hospital analyzed hospital discharge orders (HDO) over a six-month period to evaluate the use rate of CPOE, prescription concordance between CPOE-edited HDO, exit prescriptions transcribed in the discharge summary, and prescribing error rate. Use of CPOE and pharmacist intervention reduced prescribing errors of hospital discharge orders.