30(8), 1613–1616 of The American Journal of Emergency Medicine The authors claim that computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is a crucial technology that is utilized in hospitals' inpatient and outpatient settings. They go into detail on how people might use CPOE to reduce errors when doing various tasks in all medical departments. The ability of patients to obtain the appropriate medication they need is emphasized by the writers. Also, they note that the system reduces the amount of time spent in the emergency department. The relevance of the literature lies on its focus on the advantages of CPOE in the hospital setting. Also, it is reliable as it contains data on a study conducted in University of Utah Medical Center Emergency Department- which proof the advantages of CPOE. The result of the study indicate that there is an improvement of pain management among patients before and after the implementation of CPOE.
Ruano, M., Villamañán, E., Pérez, E., Herrero, A., & Álvarez-Sala, R. (2016). New technologies as a strategy to decrease medication errors: how do they affect adults and children differently? World Journal of Pediatrics, 12(1), 28-34: The authors lay focus on the use CPOE in the medication of children specifically. The article highlights the fact that pediatrics are less resilient compared to adult. Therefore, little errors have graver outcomes compared to errors that might occur in adults. The authors make such comments while alluding to the fact that an application of CPOE reduces the chances of making errors. The authors highlight a study on the implementation of CPOE in the pediatric department. They conclude that medication errors are significantly reduced when the system is implemented according to the results of the study.
Coustasse, A., Shaffer, J., Conley, D., Coliflower, J., Deslich, S., & Sikula Sr, A. (2015). Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE): benefits and concerns-a status report. In Healthcare Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 726-742). IGI Global. : The authors point out that CPOE is beneficial by describe it as a system that simplifies the process of health care delivery. They highlight various advantages of implementing the system such as physicians’ ability to transfer patients’ medication orders directly from a computer or a smart phone. Also, they note that the system allows medical practitioners to capture medication orders in digital formats, thus ensuring safety and privacy. In their view, the authors emphasize that CPOE offers the solution to the errors that physicians make while making orders for medication. Also, they note that the system eliminates the problem of illegible handwriting, thus minimizing errors that occur during transcription.
