Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key concepts, benefits, systems, and processes of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) in health care delivery.

Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE)

An electronic process that allows a health care provider to enter medical orders electronically into a system instead of using traditional methods such as paper, verbal, telephone, and fax.

Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)

A system paired with or built into a CPOE that enhances patient care decisions using targeted clinical knowledge, patient information, and automatic checks for medication interactions, allergies, dosage errors, and frequency.

Traditional Order Methods

Non-electronic methods of entering medical orders, which include paper, verbal, telephone, and fax.

Pre-approval Flagging

A feature of a CPOE integrated with an EHR system that identifies orders requiring insurance pre-approval to help reduce denied claims.

Automated Order Validation

The step in the CPOE process where the system checks an entered order against a patient's medical history, health insurance plan, and stored data before sending it to a service provider.

Medical Assistant CPOE Role

The task of entering order information into the system prior to requesting authorization from a health care provider, as medical assistants are not authorized to submit orders themselves.

Transcription Errors

Mistakes such as misplaced decimals and illegible handwriting caused by manual written orders, which are reduced or eliminated through CPOE adoption.