Nov 19, 2008 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
In tandem with a recent new state law in Massachusetts mandating that all hospitals be using computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems by 2012, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) will similarly require all of its participating hospitals to use a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system by 2012. Currently, only 10 hospitals out of 72 in the state have implemented CPOE. In an effort to get doctors to catch up, BCBSMA has revealed that as much as 10% of a...
