Jamie J Coleman, Jolene Atia, Felicity Evison, Lydia Wilson, Suzy Gallier, Richard Sames, Andrew Capewell, Richard Copley, Helen Gyves, Simon Ball, Tanya Pankhurst
BACKGROUND: Due to the rapid advancement in information technology, changes to communication modalities are increasingly implemented in healthcare. One such modality is Computerised Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems which replace paper, verbal or telephone orders with electronic booking of requests. We aimed to understand the uptake, and user acceptability, of CPOE in a large National Health Service hospital system. METHODS: This retrospective single-centre study investigates the longitudinal uptake of communications through the Prescribing, Information and Communication System (PICS)...
May 10, 2024: BMJ health & care informatics