Trends in the use of computerized physician order entry by health-system affiliated ambulatory clinics in the United States, 2014-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) can help providers deliver better quality care. We aimed to understand recent trends in use of CPOE by health system-affiliated ambulatory clinics.

Methods

We analyzed longitudinal data (2014-2016) for 19,109 ambulatory clinics that participated in all 3 years of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics survey to assess use of CPOE and identify characteristics of clinics associated with CPOE use. We calculated descriptive statistics to examine overall trends in use, location of order entry (bedside vs. clinical station), and system-level use CPOE across all clinics. We used linear probability models to explore the association between clinic characteristics (practice size, practice type, and health

SUBMITTER: Fischer SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature