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Predicting computerized physician order entry system adoption in US hospitals: can the federal mandate be met?
January 23, 2008
Ford EW, McAlearney AS, Phillips MT, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2007;77(8).
Efforts to promote patient safety include initiatives to implement computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. This secondary data analysis estimated that the likely penetration of CPOE in hospitals across the country will approach only 80% by 2029. The authors discuss these estimates and also advocate for a new generation of CPOE systems to foster the growing demands for rapid adoption of this technology.
