Effect of computerized prescriber order entry on pharmacy: experience of one health system.

Purpose: Pharmacists' satisfaction with a computerized prescriber order-entry (CPOE) system and the impact of CPOE on pharmacy workflows and order verification were investigated.

Summary: A mixed-method study was conducted to evaluate the implementation of a CPOE system in three hospitals of a large Michigan-based health system and early user experience with the system. Surveys of pharmacists before (n = 54) and after (n = 42) CPOE implementation indicated that they held generally positive expectations about CPOE prior to and during system implementation and continued to hold positive views about CPOE after several months of system use.

Soybean phytophthora resistance gene Rps8 maps closely to the Rps3 region.

Root and stem rot is one of the major diseases of soybean. It is caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora sojae. A series of resistance genes (Rps) have been providing soybean with reasonable protection against this pathogen.

Field Response of Glyphosate-Tolerant Soybean to Herbicides and Sudden Death Syndrome.

Three-year field experiments were conducted to assess the development of sudden death syndrome (caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines) in three soybean cultivars, tolerant (P9344 and A3071) and nontolerant (BSR101), to glyphosate following foliar application of four herbicides (acifluorfen, glyphosate, imazethapyr, and lactofen) commonly applied to soybeans in the north-central region of the United States.

Soybean Varietal Response and Yield Loss Caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.

Soybean Sclerotinia stem rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, has recently emerged from being a minor problem in areas where soybeans of maturity groups 0 to I are grown to a significant cause of soybean yield losses in the north-central region, which produces 80% of soybean in the United States. Studies were conducted in Iowa to quantify varietal response to S. sclerotiorum for cultivars of maturity groups I to III in fields that had uniform infestation histories.

Soil Variables Associated with Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybean Fields in Iowa.

Sudden death syndrome, caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. glycines, has increased in prevalence in soybean production regions in the North-Central United States.

First Report of Sclerotium Production by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Soil on Infected Soybean Seeds.

Stem rot of soybean caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary was not recognized as an important problem in the North Central Region of the United States until severe outbreaks occurred in 1992, 1994, and 1996 (2). Although sclerotia mixed with seeds are known to be important to the spread of this disease, the role of internally infested soybean seed in dissemination of the disease is unknown.

Occurrence and Distribution of Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome in Iowa.

Soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS), caused by blue-pigmented, slow-growing strains of Fusarium solani, is a disease recently reported in Iowa. In 1994 and 1995 the geographic distribution and status of the disease was determined at the state, local, and field levels. An east-to-west decreasing trend of SDS prevalence was found at the state level.

An approach to locating a family practice office in a metropolitan area.

A simple, economically feasible approach to locating a family practice office within a metropolitan area is presented. The Grand Rapids area serves as the population base for this investigation. An Office Location-Population Profile is determined from census tract population data and known physician office distrubution.