Table 1
Benefits of Electronic Order Sets Compared to Paper Order Sets
| Paper Order Sets | Electronic Order Sets |
| Difficult to find | Readily accessible from anywhere |
| Clinician unaware the order set exists | Real time prompts when appropriate |
| Physical change to order set lags behind practice change | Order sets can be updated more easily when practice changes |
| Difficult to remove ‘old version’ from patient care areas | Old version is replaced with the new version |
| Patient may need more than one order set | Ability to link order sets for standardized elements of care |
| Possibly evidence-based | Can be linked to the evidence-based literature |
