This is so on point. The doctors at the hospital I work at often have trouble entering orders, enter them wrong, or forget to enter them at all. They had no problem writing orders on paper, but we...
This is so on point. The doctors at the hospital I work at often have trouble entering orders, enter them wrong, or forget to enter them at all. They had no problem writing orders on paper, but we went electronic at the beginning of the year and it's been a struggle. I'm pretty good with the system and have a good rep with the docs there, so when I notice mistakes or forgetfulness I just enter or modify the order myself, because 99% of the time they've already told me what they want to be done and I can fix it easily. But even I struggle. In order to enter a KUB (kidneys/ureter/bladder scan) you have to type "xray ap portable." Seriously, how does that make any sense.
Plus there's at least 2-3 major operating systems that are used widespread (EPIC, Cerner, and Medhost), so if doctors round in more than one hospital, chances are they have to learn more than one system.
This is so on point. The doctors at the hospital I work at often have trouble entering orders, enter them wrong, or forget to enter them at all. They had no problem writing orders on paper, but we went electronic at the beginning of the year and it's been a struggle. I'm pretty good with the system and have a good rep with the docs there, so when I notice mistakes or forgetfulness I just enter or modify the order myself, because 99% of the time they've already told me what they want to be done and I can fix it easily. But even I struggle. In order to enter a KUB (kidneys/ureter/bladder scan) you have to type "xray ap portable." Seriously, how does that make any sense.
Plus there's at least 2-3 major operating systems that are used widespread (EPIC, Cerner, and Medhost), so if doctors round in more than one hospital, chances are they have to learn more than one system.