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eHealth and Information Services
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CPOE USAGE IS HIGHER IN HOSPITALS
Recent surveys of CPOE usage found that 32% of hospitals had a CPOE system but only 13.7% required physicians to use it, according to the Center for Information Technology Leadership (Wellesley, MA).
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STUDY: CPOE REDUCES MEDICATION PRESCRIPTION ERROR RATES
Medication prescription error rates were eight times lower when physicians used computerized physician order entry as opposed to writing drug orders in the intensive care unit of a tertiary university hospital, according to research published in the January 26 issue of the journal Critical Care.
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THIRD ANNUAL WORLD HEALTH CARE CONGRESS EXAMINES HIT INITIATIVES
Advances in collecting and using patient information to more proactively and effectively treat patients was one of the many health information technology topics that industry leaders tackled during the third annual World Health Care Congress held in Washington, DC, April 17-19.
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