Question

How does the introduction of a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system affect communication between healthcare professionals (example between pharmacists and physicians or nurses, between nurses and physicians)? What modifications, if any, should be made in workflow to adjust for this change in communication patterns?

Answer 1

Use of a computerizsed provider order entry(CPOE) in communication between health care professionals.

             * CPOE system is a modern technology which replace use of papers for prescription,medical

               and nursing documentation so it help the communication process between health care people

               easy and every part of care can be recorded and keep it as evidence.

            *It allows physicians to place orders regarding patient care to various department like pharmacy

              lab and nurses station without going there so communication time for health care between

              professionals reduced.

           *CPOE reduce chance of miscommunication errors between physicians,nurses and pharmacist

            due to unclear verbal orders and unreadable hand writing.

          *E-prescribing system used in CPOE help the nurses to give alert to doctors about drug allergies

            if is not in the unit.

         *Communication with the help of paper documentation and prescription chances of loss of data

           due to misplacemnt are more compared to CPOE which affect total health care process.

        * CPOE help timely update of laboratory and blood bank information to physicians and nurses

          useful to take rapid action.

Mordifications needed in workflow to adjust with CPOE

                           * Educate all health care professional about how effectively we can use CPOE and

                              conduct a discussion regarding security issues associated with this system.