Table 4.
Estimated Initial and Ongoing CPOE Costs for Iowa Hospitals
| Mean Estimated CPOE Cost in $1000s (% of 2001 Total Costs) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Low” Cost Estimates |
“High” Cost Estimates |
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| Hospital Type | Initial | Ongoing | Initial | Ongoing |
| Urban (n = 20) | $1,866 (1.4%) | $343 (0.3%) | $4,429 (3.3%) | $889 (0.7%) |
| Rural referral (n = 7) | 1,963 (2.2) | 334 (0.4) | 3,218 (3.7) | 673 (0.8) |
| Rural (n = 44) | 1,279 (8.5) | 228 (1.5) | 2,120 (14.1) | 486 (3.2) |
| Critical access (n = 45) | 1,327 (19.2) | 238 (3.4) | 2,097 (30.3) | 492 (7.1) |