CPOE

In an effort to cut down on the increasing number of patient injuries and deaths, the healthcare industry has been pressured to introduce Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems. While CPOEs were originally heralded as a cornerstone of improved patient safety (no more illegible prescriptions sent to hospital pharmacies), there are many studies (including a recent report in the Journal of the American Medical Association) which show that use of CPOEs might actually increase medical prescription errors.

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