Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2011:12:393-396.
doi: 10.1542/neo.12-7-e393.

Neonatal Informatics: Computerized Physician Order Entry

Jonathan P Palma  1 , Paul J Sharek, David C Classen, Christopher A Longhurst
Affiliations

Neonatal Informatics: Computerized Physician Order Entry

Jonathan P Palma et al. Neoreviews. 2011.

Abstract

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is the feature of electronic medical record (EMR) implementation that arguably offers the greatest quality and patient safety benefits. The gains are potentially greater for critically ill neonates, but the effect of CPOE on quality and safety is dependent upon local implementation decisions. OBJECTIVES: After completing this article, readers should be able to: Define the basic aspects of CPOE and clinical decision support (CDS) systems.Describe the potential benefits of implementing CPOE associated with CDS in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Author Disclosure

Drs Palma, Sharek, Classen, and Longhurst have disclosed no conflicts of interest. This commentary does not contain a discussion of an unapproved/ investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Dosing suggestions that appear when an order for ampicillin is selected.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Order entry screen, where the details related to an order are specified.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Drummond W. Neonatal informatics–dream of a paperless NICU: Part one: the emergence of neonatal informatics. NeoReviews. 2009;10:e480–e487.
    1. Classen D, Avery A, Bates D. Evaluation and certification of computerized provider order entry systems. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14:48. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Sittig D, Stead W. Computer-based physician order entry: the state of the art. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 1994;1:108. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Kuperman G, Gibson R. Computer physician order entry: benefits, costs, and issues. Ann Intern Med. 2003;139:31. - PubMed
    1. Takata GS, Mason W, Taketomo C, Logsdon T, Sharek PJ. Development, testing, and findings of a pediatric-focused trigger tool to identify medication-related harm in US children’s hospitals. Pediatrics. 2008;121:e927–e935. - PubMed