SGEM Hot Off the Press: Computer provider order entry (CPOE) and emergency department flow

• Published in: Canadian journal of emergency medicine Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 147 - 153
• Main Authors: Lin, Katie, Chan, Kenneth, Mohindra, Rohit, Milne, Ken, Thoma, Brent, Bond, Chris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Education: Social Media Review; Emergency medical care; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Length of stay; Medical Order Entry Systems; Medicine; Order entry; Patients; Social networks

Physicians across the country shared their experiences with CPOE implementation and highlighted the variability of CPOE software across different centres. Dr. Wurster felt that implementation of CPOE at his centre was "nothing short of a disaster. [...]Our training was not adequate and we were...