Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) for imaging exams is nothing new, but assessing its benefits remains a topic of discussion and interest in the radiology community. A study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology concludes that CPOE appears to enhance communication from ordering clinicians to radiologists.
The effect of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) on imaging indication quality had only been measured in one institution’s emergency department using a homegrown electronic health record with faculty physicians, and only with one instrument. To better understand how many US hospitals’ recent CPOE implementations had affected indication quality, we measured its effect in a generalizable inpatient setting, using one existing and one novel instrument.
