NCT01444768

Prospective Evaluation of Computerized Physician Order Entry in the Emergency Department

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate various performance metrics of emergency department operations after the implementation of computerized physician order entry in an academic emergency department.

Detailed description

The study will be a prospective before-after study comparing various operational and performance metrics before and after the implementation of a computerized physician order entry system in the emergency department. The investigators will collect 6 month before, 6 month after of data along with a 2-4 week washout period. The investigators will also administer a computerized physician order entry survey after the study is completed. This confidential survey will be emailed to all ED nurses, residents, and attendings using RedCap. Consent will be implied if they choose to participate.

Conditions

• Operational Metrics of the Emergency Department

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Computerized Physician Order Entry	Computer ordering system allowing emergency department physicians to order medications, laboratory tests, radiology studies, and nursing interventions

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2011-10-03
• Last updated: 2017-04-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States