Does user-centred design affect the efficiency, usability and safety of CPOE order sets?

Julie Chan; Kaveh G. Shojania; Anthony C. Easty; Edward Etchells

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Does user-centred design affect the efficiency, usability and safety of CPOE order sets?

May 4, 2011

Chan J, Shojania KG, Easty AC, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18(3):276-81.

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A user-centered design format for computerized provider order entry order sets proved to be more efficient and usable than standard formats, with no difference in prescribing error rates.

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