title: Computerized physician order entry: a prescription for patient safety.
abstract: Clinician adoption of CPOE/CDS solutions is crucial to helping caregivers reduce medical errors and enhance patient safety. The LeapFrog Group CPOE/CDS report can be a helpful guide, but as clinicians concerned about the quality of health care and the well-being of our patients, we must play an active role in the successful adoption of these solutions by: 1. Making sure that your institution is committed to having the appropriate people involved in the entire process, including nurse leaders. 2. Selecting a vendor that has the knowledge and clearly understands the importance of implementing this type of system. 3. Ensuring that your organization is selecting a system that actually meets the criteria defined by the LeapFrog Group.
authors.affiliation: McKesson Information Solutions, Alpharetta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Ginny
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meadows
authors.forename: Barry P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Chaiken
mesh_terms: D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D014481:United States