Title
Computerized provider order entry system field research: the impact of contextual factors on study implementation.
Abstract
Attention to contextual factors is essential to the conduct of high quality informatics field research. This is particularly true when the research focus is on complex information technology innovations like computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. From a field research perspective, CPOE systems are considered an organizational intervention. They are designed, implemented and used within an organizational context that encompasses cultural, economic, social and physical aspects. It is essential that informatics researchers address contextual factors when assessing the impact of CPOE systems. Inclusion of organizational contextual factors in CPOE system field studies permits a more accurate evaluation of the true impact these systems have on medication practice processes and outcomes. The goals of this paper are to: (1) identify contextual factors that influenced implementation of a federally-funded field study undertaken to examine the impact of a community hospital CPOE system on medication error outcomes; and (2) describe how these contextual factors influenced study methodology and implementation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2006
10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.10.002
International Journal of Medical Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
CPOE system,Field research,Contextual factors
Informatics,Organizational context,Community hospital,Information technology,Knowledge management,Field research,Medicine
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
75
10
1386-5056
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.56
5
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rita Snyder111.57
Marla J Weston210.56
Willa Fields311.23
Albert Rizos410.90
Christine Tedeschi510.90