Computer Technology and Clinical Work
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- 9 March 2005
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 293 (10), 1261-1263
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.293.10.1261
Abstract
Process-supporting information technology (IT) has been heralded as an important building block in attempts to improve the quality and safety of health care. Two areas in particular have drawn both attention and funding. The first is clinical decision support; that is, information systems designed to improve clinicians’ decision making. The second is computerized physician order entry (CPOE) as a means for reducing medication errors. The literature in these fields has been characterized by frequent reports of success, often accompanied by predictions of a bright new (and near) future; however, the future seems never to arrive. Behind the cheers and high hopes that dominate conference proceedings, vendor information, and large parts of the scientific literature, the reality is that systems that are in use in multiple locations, that have satisfied users, and that effectively and efficiently contribute to the quality and safety of care are few and far between.1This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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