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Physician Direct Computer Ordering Doubles, According to New KLAS Report
Getting physicians to use computers to enter their own
orders has traditionally been a challenge. But new survey data points to
widening acceptance of Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems in
hospitals. This was the finding in a new
report issued by KLAS Enterprises of Orem, UT, which identified a near doubling in the number of CPOE systems in
200+ bed hospitals in just one year.
In the report, entitled CPOE Digest 2008,
KLAS determined that, in 2006, about 9.6% of hospitals with 200 or more beds
reported using CPOE systems. That number almost doubled in 2007, as 17.5% of
hospitals with more than 200 beds declared that CPOE systems where in use in
their institutions. That means, by the
end of last year, almost one in five hospitals with over 200 beds was using a
CPOE system.
"When KLAS first began measuring CPOE adoption in 2003,
fewer than 3.5% of U.S.
hospitals were participating in any form of organized CPOE, nearly half of all
pharmacy orders entered by physicians were reentered in the pharmacy, and only
45,000 physicians across the country used CPOE technology," said the summary of
the KLAS report. "Most of those providers using CPOE were in teaching hospitals."
The KLAS report addressed several areas about CPOE growth
and adoption. It studied the difference
in how large and small hospitals use CPOE. It attempted to measure how
satisfied clients are with various CPOE vendors. It also reported on how
physicians are accepting the use of CPOE technology in their hospital. The report also includes advice from
providers, based on their experience in deploying and using CPOE systems.
The CPOE Digest 2008 report includes data from interviews
with 303 participants and represents 486 hospitals throughout North
America. Vendors participating in the study include: Cerner, CPSI, Eclipsys, Epic, GE, McKesson, Meditech, QuadraMed and Siemens.
The quick increase in CPOE usage in recent years affirms the
predictions of Dark Daily that the American healthcare system is making steady
progress toward a paperless environment. The findings of this report are a reminder
that every laboratory should be prepared to support direct informatics
integration for laboratory test ordering and results reporting.
Related Items:
CPOE Digest 2008,
a report from KLAS
