Table 1.
Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) adoption by hospital characteristic, 2008
| Characteristic | With CPOE | Without CPOE | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| All acute hospitals | 992 (35) | 1841 (65) | NA |
| Pediatric specialty hospitals | 14 (100) | (0) | NA |
| Bed size | |||
| Small (6–99) | 389 (30) | 910 (70) | |
| Medium (100–399) | 430 (35) | 795 (65) | <0.001 |
| Large (≥ 400) | 173 (56) | 136 (44) | |
| Census region* | |||
| Northeast | 173 (44) | 224 (56) | |
| Midwest | 298 (32) | 633 (68) | 0.001 |
| South | 356 (36) | 639 (64) | |
| West | 141 (32) | 297 (68) | |
| Ownership type | |||
| Public | 211 (31) | 471 (69) | |
| Not-for-profit | 670 (37) | 1131 (63) | 0.005 |
| For-profit | 111 (32) | 239 (68) | |
| Member of a health system | |||
| No | 452 (34) | 894 (66) | 0.128 |
| Yes | 540 (36) | 947 (64) | |
| Location | |||
| Rural | 360 (28) | 928 (72) | <0.001 |
| Urban | 632 (41) | 913 (59) | |
| Teaching status | |||
| Non-teaching hospital (0 full-time residents) | 705 (32) | 1505 (68) | |
| Minor teaching hospital (between 1 and 20 full-time residents) | 98 (37) | 169 (63) | <0.001 |
| Major teaching hospital (more than 20 full-time residents) | 189 (53) | 167 (47) | |
Values are number (%). Data in this table are aggregated only from the 2833 hospitals that provided responses to the EHR adoption database supplement questions regarding CPOE adoption.
*Geographic region was missing for 72 hospitals.
EHR, electronic health record.