The use of computers for clinical care: a case series of advanced U.S. sites.

Objective: To describe advanced clinical information systems in the context in which they have been implemented and are being used.

Design: Case series of five U.S.

Computerized physician order entry systems in hospitals: mandates and incentives.

Concerns with health care quality and medical errors are evident in media reports and research studies. A number of studies have demonstrated that computerized physician order entry (CPOE) can reduce medication error rates. In response, the California government and the Leapfrog Group have called for hospitals to implement CPOE for medications.