Overview on Computerized Physician Order Entry

Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is the process of electronically capturing and transmitting medical treatment instructions, including medication, laboratory, and diagnostic orders. CPOE is a core Meaningful Use criteria objective for both hospital-based and ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) systems.

As providers and clinical support staff with ordering privileges, the CPOE implementation on NextGen® Enterprise EHR enables you to search for, select, and order one or multiple laboratory, diagnostic, and immunization items in a simple workflow. You can select order items from the frequently ordered items list, favorites list, and immunization recommendations list, or directly search for order items by the test name, compendium code, or CVX and CPT® code. Based on your order selection, CPOE's built-in decision support system automatically performs various critical checks that assist you in selecting the most appropriate order item for the patient's condition.