title: The effects of Computerized Provider Order Entry on medication turn-around time: a time-to-first dose study at the Providence Portland Medical Center.
abstract: As the Providence Health System is phasing in its Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) system at the Providence Portland Medical Center, we conducted a study to demonstrate the effects of CPOE on medication turn-around time. Retrospectively, we tracked and compared medication orders that were placed via the existing paper-based system and the CPOE system. The results of this study coincide with, and confirm, previous research that has been performed at large academic medical centers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D004526:Efficiency; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D009922:Oregon; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D013996:Time and Motion Studies