For example, a number of strategies were evaluated to increase the use of CPOE among
physicians. These included a) presenting evidence in support of CPOE use; b) rewarding CPOE
use with small trinkets; c) providing individual access to computers; d) adding clinical decision
support; e) instigating relevant peer pressure; and f) providing financial compensation for the
extra time required to become proficient with the CPOE system. The financial compensation
strategy was found to be most effective in the short term, increasing CPOE use from 35 to
57 percent. After financial compensation was discontinued, though, CPOE use declined to
42 percent after several months but did not fall to baseline levels.39