In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, clinicians from Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, report that over five years and across more than 66,000 patients, the addition of CPOE was a significant predictor of shorter lengths of stay and decreased mortality. LOS dropped by 0.9 days at the facility level, and deaths were reduced by an estimated one patient per 1,000 at the patient unit and room levels, but were not significant at the facility level.
The authors also reported significant differences in LOS and mortality outcomes between private and semiprivate rooms, which were associated with fewer deaths.
“Although the reduced LOS and mortality could be directly attributed to CPOE, based on a retrospective observational study alone, the results from this study illustrate the need to further explore the impact of CPOE implementation at the hospital system, individual patient care unit and room levels,” the authors concluded.
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