title: Gaining MD buy-in: physician order entry.
abstract: Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) eliminates illegible handwriting, reduces medical errors, and improves patient care. The administration, medical staff, nursing, and health information systems departments of a community teaching hospital cooperated to achieve organization-wide use of its CPOE system.
authors.affiliation: Abington Memorial Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Alison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ferren
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003200:Computer User Training; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D010414:Pennsylvania; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface