Question

CPOE systems are designed to improve the ordering process in hospitals and improve patient safety and quality of care. However, researchers have identified several unintended consequences associated with CPOE system implementations. Research the unintended consequences of CPOE adoptions, answer the questions below, and provide 3 literature citations supporting your answers.

how can each of these consequences be remedied or handled?

Answer 1

ANSWERS :

* CPOE : CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry) or otherwise called as Computerized Provider Order Management (CPOM), is a process of doing electronic entry of instructions given by medical practitioner for the treatment of patients who are under the care of he/ she.

* UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF CPOE :

- New areas of work for medical practitioner

- Emotional imbalances

- Differences in communication and practices with other team

- Over dependent of technology than depending on man power

- The medical practitioner who is new to the work area gets diverted or confused during initial stages of work. As he/she is new to that area decision making may go wrong at some point of time, leading to unintended consequences during implementation of work. This leads to decreased quality of care to patients and care is completely done wrongly

- At some instances due to heavy work load on the single medical practitioner may be some errors may arise in providing effective care to patients. The problem may be due to personal or professional disturbances, this may be called as emotional disturbances. Due to unstable mind and emotions medical errors are going to rise which can lead to serious complications on patients health.

- Most of the duty doctors or medical practitioners must communicate with all the members of the organization to provide quality care to patients. But in some instances due to miscommunications between doctor and nurse or doctor and other health care team there situations become worsen, as patient has to be the sufferer. Communications are very important to pass on information easier from one person to other for a easy and peaceful areas of treatment and workplace.

HOW TO HANDLE THESE CONSEQUENCES ?

1. Allotting of the easy schedules to all medical practitioners by HR to avoid work overload

2. Develop a positive rapport between medical practitioners and health care team members

3. Reduce risk of wrong entry of patient treatment information in medical records by cross checking twice

4. Careful monitoring of patient conditions as patient is the responsibility of a doctor.