Assessing compliance with practice treatment guidelines by treatment centers and the reasons for noncompliance No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from ...

Cost-effectiveness of robot-assisted lobectomy compared with VATS lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer in the National Health Insurance Program of Korea.

We review the extent and functionality of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems in seven Western countries. We compare nations’ implementation levels; linkages with other health care ...

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) has been shown to reduce preventable, potential adverse events. Despite this evidence, fewer than 5 percent of U.S. hospitals have fully implemented these ...

The guiding principle of CPOE systems is that they allow physician orders to be easily tracked and hence ensure improved patient care. However, a series of recent articles and insight from users of ...

Although the concept of evidence-based order sets was introduced many years ago, healthcare providers are moving toward adopting evidence-based order sets in increasing numbers and integrating such ...

A study conducted by University of Pennsylvania researchers assessed the effectiveness of using a computerized physician order entry system to reduce orders for anticoagulant medication warfarin in ...

We agree with Dr. Patmas that "pay-for-performance" and peer comparisons are techniques that have proved useful in modifying physician behavior in practice. The peer comparison is a tool we currently ...