Stories from the Field
This page consists of real life stories about CPOE implementations and optimizations. Some may describe the whole process, some may illustrate just one point. But all of them are real and are provided here to help you in your process.
Stories of Success
- HIMSS, with co-sponsors American Society for Quality (ASQ), National Committee for Quality Assurance, (NCQA) and National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), announce new case studies for its Stories of Success!
Study Shows CPOE Systems improve Prophylactic Antibacterial Use In Surgical Patients
- Select to access the abstract in PubMed.®
Alamance Regional Medical Center
- Overview of stages and processes from planning to maintenance
Senior Management Commitment
- The need for high-level support from Senior Management
Wireless Technology and Physician Engagement
- An example of the use of wireless laptops to drive CPOE and physician acceptance
Decrease in mortality associated with physician order entry system
- Researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that a significant decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates can be associated with implementation of a computerized physician order entry system. Pediatrics 2010 Jul;126(1):14-21
Stories from the Field - CPOE Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)
- Emphasizing the link between improvements in healthcare quality, patient safety, efficiencies and health IT, as well as the importance of lessons learned, HIMSS is seeking Stories from the Field for our public CPOE wiki. Your experience, expertise and participation will be beneficial for other health systems as they embark on meeting expectations of meaningful use by implementing CPOE.
Electronic Health Records & Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
- Gregory Veltri CIO Denver Health their CPOE efforts which began in 2003
Balancing Act
- Can CMIOs and CIOs Make Physician Documentation Work for Everyone? by Mark Hagland
