Computerized physician order entry usage in North America: the doctor is in.

While computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is still in its infancy as far as adoption goes (<10% of North American hospitals have implemented CPOE), most organizations are planning to utilize CPOE in the future. However, one of the major questions on most hospitals' minds is, "Will physicians accept and use CPOE?"Recently, KLAS set out to discover what progress has been made in CPOE penetration and physician usage. The 2008 CPOE study is the sixth annual report of its kind and details the state of CPOE in North American hospitals. Among the findings are the percentage and depth of CPOE usage, the methods hospitals now employ to increase CPOE use and what successes and difficulties organizations have encountered with their CPOE initiatives. According to providers, the doctor is in and CPOE usage is growing.