In the progress of designing and deploying a successful computer physician order entry(CPOE) system,which supports the medical workflow,one thorough understanding to the workflow and its changes after the CPOE implementation is very crucial,so that we analyze the characteristics of workflow in different phases of CPOE system implementation in this paper.It was indicated that the CPOE system affects the workflow both positively and negatively,the usability of the CPOE system and the improvement of clinical workflow are also vital factors that influence the CPOE system implementing.Although the present software of CPOE system has already exploited its supportive features in workflow,it also needs to devise a number of workarounds to overcome its simultaneously introduced barriers in workflow.
|