Table 1. Baseline characteristics of hospital pharmacies: CPOE vs non-CPOE pharmacies.
| Characteristic | CPOE | Non-CPOE |
| Pharmacists in cohort, n | 6 | 5 |
| Female pharmacists/total pharmacists, n (%)a | 5/6 (83) | 5/5 (100) |
| Institutional experience of pharmacist in months, mean, n ± SDb | 49 ± 42 | 281 ± 125 |
| Pharmacists with PharmD degree/total pharmacists, n (%)c | 5/6 (83) | 0/5 (0) |
| Order entry pharmacists on duty, mean (range) | 3 (2-4) | 3 (2-3) |
| Pharmacy technicians on duty, mean (range) | 5 (3-6) | 5 (3-5) |
Note: CPOE = computerized provider order entry.
a
P = 1.000 using Fisher’s exact test. P < .05 is considered statistically significant.
b
P < .001 using Wilcoxon rank sum test. P < .05 is considered statistically significant.
c
P = .015 using Fisher’s exact test. P < .05 is considered statistically significant.