Immediate Benefits Realized Following Implementation of Physician Order Entry at an Academic Medical Center

Table 2

Summary of Measurements and Outcomes

Measurement	% Change	Statistical Significance	Outcome Related to Goal
Medication turn-around time	64 (decrease)	p<0.001	Enhanced work flow, timely patient care
Radiology procedure turn-around time	43 (decrease)	p<0.05	Enhanced work flow, timely patient care
Laboratory result turn-around time	25 (decrease)	p = 0.001	Enhanced work flow, timely patient care
Medication transcription errors	100 (decrease)		Patient safety
Countersignature of verbal orders:
University Hospitals	43.1 (increase)	p<0.001	Enhanced compliance to regulatory bodies, timely review of patient orders
James Cancer Hospital	26.2 (increase)	p<0.001
Length of stay:
University Hospitals:
Heart	14.4 (decrease)	p<0.001
Transplant	14.4 (decrease)	p = 0.002	Decreased cost, timely patient care NS
Cardiothoracic surgery	1 (decrease)	NS
James Cancer Hospital:
Bone marrow transplant	22 (decrease)	p = 0.076
Hematology/oncology	5.6 (decrease)	p = 0.066	Decreased cost, timely patient car
Surgical oncology	1.3 (increase)	NS
Total cost::
University Hospitals:
Heart	7.46 (decrease)	P = 0.013
Transplant	8.0 (decrease)	p = 0.043	Decreased cost
Cardiothoracic surgery	4.45 (decrease)	NS
James Cancer Hospital:
Bone marrow transplant	12.9 (decrease)	NS
Hematology/oncology	5.0 (increase)	NS	Decreased cost
Surgical oncology	7.5 (decrease)	p = 0.008

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