The Role of Computerized Clinical Decision Support in Reducing Inappropriate Medication Administration During Epidural Therapy.

The use of epidural anesthesia has been shown to improve outcomes in the postoperative setting. To minimize risk of complications, avoiding certain medications with epidural anesthesia is advised. This study sought to determine the role of a computerized clinical decision support module implemented into the computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on the incidence of administration of medications known to increase complications with epidural anesthesia.

Oral quinolones in hospitalized patients: an evaluation of a computerized decision support intervention.

Objective: To determine whether a computerized decision support system could increase the proportion of oral quinolone antibiotic orders placed for hospitalized patients.

Design: Prospective, interrupted time-series analysis.

Setting: University hospital in the south-eastern United States.

Enhancing Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) for neonatal intensive care.

The authors describe design, implementation, and use of a new order entry system module for neonatal intensive care. WizOrder is a Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) system developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Since WizOrder's introduction in 1995, it has been continually refined and enhanced; especially when new hospital units and specialties are implemented.