HOW CPOE HAS CHANGED “THE SYSTEM”
Successful CPOE design and implementation require
strong executive and clinical leadership, with a
focused but integrated committee structure. The role
of executive and cabinet council leadership must be
pervasive throughout the change process but should
not overshadow and diminish the contributions of
frontline personnel. The primary role of leadership is
to articulate and to promote strategic change, to commit
human and financial resources, to critique global
decisions, and to ensure budget and timeline objectives.
All committees should report their findings and
disseminate the results to the group. Finally, problems
should be categorized according to the degree of risk
posed to the overall project timeline, to focus resources
in solving the problem. Through the integration of all
parties, the barriers to both development and diffusion
of CPOE are reduced dramatically