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Content ArticleThe digital transformation of medicine is perhaps best exemplified by computerised provider order entry (CPOE), which refers to any system in which clinicians directly place orders electronically, with the orders transmitted directly to the recipient. As recently as 10 years ago, most clinician orders were handwritten. Spurred by the 2009 federal HITECH Act and the accompanying Meaningful Use program, CPOE usage rapidly increased in inpatient and outpatient settings. The vast majority of hospitals in the US and most outpatient practices now use some form of CPOE. CPOE systems were originally developed to improve the safety of medication orders, but modern systems now allow electronic ordering of tests, procedures, and consultations as well.
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Content ArticleAbout 40% of patient encounters in primary care offices involve some form of medical test. Studies of primary care offices consistently show that the process for managing tests is a significant source of error and patient harm. This step-by-step guide can help you increase the reliability of the testing process in your office.
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Content ArticleThis action plan was produced by the Ipswich & East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group and West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group following a treatment delay for a patient in intensive care.
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Content ArticleThis study from Westbrooke et al. published in BMJ Quality and Safety evaluates the effectiveness of a ‘Do not interrupt’ bundled intervention to reduce non-medication-related interruptions to nurses during medication administration.
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Medscape: Novel coronavirus (articles)
Claire Cox posted an article in Guidance
This is a collection of articles, news and alerts on coronavirus published on Medscape.- Posted
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Content ArticleAnnette McKinnon is a patient with chronic disease. Her experience has led her to be involved in trying to change healthcare so that the voice of the patient is included in decisions. She is a volunteer member of many groups and committees and is a patient partner on several Canadian research teams. In her blog, published by the BMJ, Annette discusses the importance of patient-centred care, information sharing and the barriers to achieving this.
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World Health Organization: Patient engagement (December 2016)
Claire Cox posted an article in Patient engagement
This report is part of a technical series on safer primary care, published by the World Health Organization. The series explores the magnitude and nature of harm in the primary care setting from a number of different angles and provides some possible solutions and practical next steps for improving safety. The patient engagement report examines why it is important to involve people using services in improving safety and how this might best be done.