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Walden University

2018

Health and Medical Administration

Computerized physician order entry

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Strategies To Mitigate Information Technology Discrepancies In Health Care Organizations, Oluwatosin Tolulope Oluokun Jan 2018

Strategies To Mitigate Information Technology Discrepancies In Health Care Organizations, Oluwatosin Tolulope Oluokun

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Medication errors increased 64.4% from 2015 to 2018 in the United States due to the use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems and the inability to exchange information among health care facilities. Healthcare information exchange (HIE) and subsequent discrepancies resulted in significant medical errors due to the lack of exchangeable health care information using technology software. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies health care business managers used to manage computerized physician order entry systems within health care facilities to reduce medication errors and increase profitability. The population of the study was 8 …