Cost-effectiveness of a computerized provider order entry system in improving medication safety ambulatory care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) is the process of entering physician orders directly into an electronic health record. Although CPOE has been shown to improve medication safety and reduce health care costs, these improvements have been demonstrated largely in the inpatient setting; the cost-effectiveness in the ambulatory setting remains uncertain.

Objective

The objective was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of CPOE in reducing medication errors and adverse drug events (ADEs) in the ambulatory setting.

Methods

We created a decision-analytic model to estimate the cost-effectiveness of CPOE in a midsized (400 providers) multidisciplinary medical group over a 5-year time horizon- 2010 to 2014-the time frame during which health systems are implementi

SUBMITTER: Forrester SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4079669 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature