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Utilization of evidence-based computerized order sets in pediatrics.

Ann Scheck McAlearney1, Deena Chisolm, Sofia Veneris

  • 1Division of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Ohio State University, 1583 Perry Street, Atwell 246, Columbus, OH 43210-1234, USA. mcalearney.1@osu.edu@

International Journal of Medical Informatics
|September 20, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Physician order set use varied significantly across conditions, with asthma order sets most utilized and community-acquired pneumonia order sets least utilized. Tailored implementation strategies are crucial for effective computerized physician order entry (CPOE) adoption.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Clinical Practice Improvement
  • Pediatric Healthcare

Background:

  • Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems offer potential for standardizing care through evidence-based order sets.
  • Little is known about the actual utilization patterns of these order sets across different clinical conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utilization of three evidence-based computerized order sets (asthma, post-appendectomy care, community-acquired pneumonia) in a pediatric setting.
  • To examine patient and admission characteristics associated with order set utilization within CPOE systems.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study analyzing order set use for 529 asthma, 277 appendectomy, and 210 community-acquired pneumonia patients.
  • Statistical analysis of order set utilization rates and factors influencing their use.

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Main Results:

  • Order set utilization varied significantly by condition: asthma (88.1%), appendectomy (79.4%), and community-acquired pneumonia (21.1%).
  • Only the asthma order set showed increasing utilization over time.
  • Factors influencing utilization differed, with admission unit and case complexity impacting asthma and appendectomy sets, while CAP set use was linked to case complexity.

Conclusions:

  • A one-size-fits-all approach to implementing computerized order sets is ineffective.
  • Successful adoption requires considering condition-specific factors and physician involvement in order set development.