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. 2005 Jan-Feb;12(1):20–27. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1553

Table 4.

Estimated Initial and Ongoing CPOE Costs for Iowa Hospitals

Mean Estimated CPOE Cost in $1000s (% of 2001 Total Costs)
“Low” Cost Estimates
“High” Cost Estimates
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)