The state of the evidence for computerized provider order entry: A systematic review and analysis of the quality of the literature.

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CONCLUSIONS: The evidence for the impact of CPOE needs to be improved to support scientific generalizability. Several common confounds are found in this literature. Future researchers will want to address them to improve the strength of the inference between CPOE and clinical outcomes. Discussion focuses on methods to improve future CPOE research.
PMID: 19174325 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).