Systematic update of computerized physician order entry order sets to improve quality of care: a case study

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 131 Suppl 1; p. S60
• Main Authors: Leu, Michael G, Morelli, Sheryl A, Chung, Oi-Yan, Radford, Shanon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Efficiency, Organizational; Humans; Medical Errors - prevention & control; Medical Order Entry Systems - standards; Patient Safety; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Washington; Washington

Seattle Children's Hospital was one of the early adopters of computerized physician order entry. As part of our 2003 go-live, order sets were created opportunistically by using an ad hoc development process. A pilot study revealed that this ad hoc development process resulted in order sets that...