title: The characteristics of personal order sets in a computerized physician order entry system at a community hospital.
abstract: Personal order sets (POS) have been touted as important for the success of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system. However, POS may systematize practice variability and are difficult to centrally administer. Few studies have looked at the characteristics and use of POS in a community hospital. We examined how POS are used at the Queen's Medical Center (QMC). POS are an important part of the success of the QMC CPOE, but have definite disadvantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, USA.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D006254:Hawaii; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D010820:Physicians; D014584:User-Computer Interface