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Eliana Ludmila Frutos1, Agustín Matías Muñoz2, Luciana Rovegno2
1Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems may cause unintended consequences. This study aimed to describe the on-going system for CPOE order sets, and to explore an economic evaluation at the Emergency Department. First, we developed a costs dashboard which showed us the significant and excessive use of medical tests per consultation. We identified the top 10 most widely used and most expensive tests. Additionally we noticed that the labs seemed to continually increase. Then, we found that 27% of the consultations have at least one item of laboratory practice between January and February 2020, and this represents more than 80% of the consultation costs. Health care spending has reached epic proportions globally. We think that it is time to rethink effective strategies. Maybe it is time to deactivate/remove electronic order sets (EOSs) and the functionality to develop and create their own "private" order sets, in order to eliminate waste and inefficiencies.
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