The effects of computerized provider order entry implementation on communication in intensive care units.

Peter Hoonakker; Pascale Carayon; James M Walker; Roger L Brown; Randi Cartmill

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The effects of computerized provider order entry implementation on communication in intensive care units.

February 20, 2013

Hoonakker P, Carayon P, Walker JM, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2013;82(5):e107-17.

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Recent studies have suggested that computerized provider order entry (CPOE) may impair nurse–physician communication. In this cross-sectional study, implementing CPOE in intensive care units had a short-term negative effect on communication.

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