title: Pick a CPOE that's right for your ED and hospital.
abstract: Purchasing a computerized physician order entry system is too important to be taken lightly. Follow a detailed checklist to determine the best choice. Be sure the system you choose is compatible with your hospitalwide system. Run through your 10 most common patient scenarios with each candidate system. Look closely at the ways the different products handle data entry.
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D014481:United States