Comments on: Ask the Pros: Meaningful Use, CPOE and the ED http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/ask-the-pros-meaningful-use-cpoe-and-the-ed/ healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:42:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Schrenker http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/ask-the-pros-meaningful-use-cpoe-and-the-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-219 John Schrenker Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:58:00 +0000 http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1517#comment-219 Although the CPOE metric for Meaningful Use does not apply to ED they have broadened the traditional definition of who is included. It reads in the regulation as Computerized Provider Order Entry (note the word Provider, not Physician). On page 474 it states: "(1)(i) Objective. Use computerized provider order entry (CPOE) for orders (any type) directly entered by authorizing provider (for example, MD, DO, RN, PA, NP). (ii) Measure. CPOE is used for at least 10 percent of all orders." This has the effect of broadening the number of providers that contribute to the 10% by including mid-levels. Although the CPOE metric for Meaningful Use does not apply to ED they have broadened the traditional definition of who is included. It reads in the regulation as Computerized Provider Order Entry (note the word Provider, not Physician). On page 474 it states:

“(1)(i) Objective. Use computerized provider order entry (CPOE) for orders (any type) directly entered by authorizing provider (for example, MD, DO, RN, PA, NP). (ii) Measure. CPOE is used for at least 10 percent of all orders.”

This has the effect of broadening the number of providers that contribute to the 10% by including mid-levels.

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