Implementation of a Novel Computerized Physician Order Entry System - Full Text View

Sponsors and Collaborators:	National Taiwan University Hospital National Taiwan University
Information provided by:	National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00713297

Purpose

The objective of this prospective study is to build a real-time interactive platform where doctors and pharmacists may communicate and solve patients' drug-related problems (DRP) immediately and document accordingly. This study will also design a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system utilizing default protocol for chemotherapy order entry.

Condition	Intervention
Computerized Physician Order Entry	Behavioral: satisfaction questionnaire

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Ecologic or Community, Prospective
Official Title:	Implementation of a Novel Computerized Physician Order Entry System to Reduce Medication Errors

Further study details as provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:

the timeliness and efficiency of pharmacist's response in DRPs, the average prescription error rate and the satisfaction questionnaire before and after implementation of the new CPOE system. [ Time Frame: 2 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	80
Study Start Date:	September 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
Observation Those who will use the new CPOE system	Behavioral: satisfaction questionnaire Satisfaction questionnaire

Detailed Description:

To err is human. Most errors are caused by problems in the system. Punishing health personnel cannot prevent the same mistakes. The only solution is a good medication system. CPOE system can prevent prescribing errors. The CPOE system is always the major step in some studies concerning reducing prescribing errors, dispensing errors or administering errors. In this user-friendly and convenient era, improvement in the CPOE system is an immediate need.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	24 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

NTUH pharmacists

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

NTUH pharmacists

Exclusion Criteria:

NTUH pharmacists who have never recorded drug related problems

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00713297

Contacts

Contact: Fe-Lin L. Wu, MSCP,Ph D

+886-2-23123456 ext 8389

flwu@ntu.edu.tw

Locations

Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital	Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan, 10051
Contact: Fe-Lin L Wu, PhD +886-2-23123456 ext 8389 flwu@ntu.edu.tw
Principal Investigator: Fe-Lin L Wu, MSCP,PhD

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Taiwan University Hospital

National Taiwan University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Fe-Lin L. Wu, MSCP,Ph D

Department of Pharmacy, N.T.U.H.

More Information

Responsible Party:	Department of Pharmacy, N.T.U.H. ( Wu, Fe-Lin, Lin/Director )
Study ID Numbers:	200803060R
Study First Received:	July 9, 2008
Last Updated:	July 9, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00713297
Health Authority:	Taiwan: Department of Health

Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:

medication errors
computerized physician order entry
pharmaceutical care
chemotherapeutic agents
reengineering

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009