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- Order entry
improves care in the hospital, but it is not known how residents perform in other settings
without order entry, after training with it. It is possible that physicians learn some
facts and processes less well because they grow dependent on the computer to supply
important pieces of information. On the other hand, it is also possible that learning is
enhanced because guidelines and recommendations are frequently re-presented and reinforced
at crucial moments. This question needs to be studied more closely. -critiquing
systems, which advise clinicians about what should be done after a prescription contrary
to guidelines has been ordered, have been commonly applied. A simple reminder system that
notifies clinicians before prescription of tasks that should be done probably can be
disregarded more easily by the clinician |