Designing Computerized Provider Order Entry Software in Iran: The Nurses' and Physicians' Viewpoints.
This study aimed to identify the functional requirements of computerized provider order entry software and design this software in Iran. This study was conducted using review documentation, interview, and focus group discussions in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, as the medical pole in Iran, in 2013-2015. The study sample consisted of physicians (n = 12) and nurses (n = 2) in the largest hospital in the southern part of Iran and information technology experts (n = 5) in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Functional requirements of the computerized provider order entry system were examined in three phases. Finally, the functional requirements were distributed in four levels, and accordingly, the computerized provider order entry software was designed. The software had seven main dimensions: (1) data entry, (2) drug interaction management system, (3) warning system, (4) treatment services, (5) ability to write in software, (6) reporting from all sections of the software, and (7) technical capabilities of the software. The nurses and physicians emphasized quick access to the computerized provider order entry software, order prescription section, and applicability of the software. The software had some items that had not been mentioned in other studies. Ultimately, the software was designed by a company specializing in hospital information systems in Iran. This study was the first specific investigation of computerized provider order entry software design in Iran. Based on the results, it is suggested that this software be implemented in hospitals.
Author Affiliations: Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran (Dr Khammarnia); and School of Management and Medical Information, Department of Health Information Management (Drs Sharifian, Keshtkaran, and Barati), and Shiraz Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Zand), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad
M
Khammarnia
Roxana
R
Sharifian
Farid
F
Zand
Ali
A
Keshtkaran
Omid
O
Barati
D004282:Documentation; D004347:Drug Interactions; D017144:Focus Groups; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012985:Software Design