Table 2.
Opinions about Provider Order-entry (POE) Features Held by 50 Percent or More of Respondents
| Feature | Respondents (%) |
|---|---|
| Benefits: | |
| Label printing for specimens | 84 |
| Radiology requisitions | 80 |
| Ordering remotely | 80 |
| Viewing orders remotely | 79 |
| Medications displayed with dose times | 79 |
| Formulary on-line | 64 |
| Orders executed quickly | 57 |
| Order sets for admissions | 56 |
| Patient data provided by system | 52 |
| Barriers: | |
| Downtime | 71 |
| Excess work for simple orders | 71 |
| Lag time for new admissions* | 64 |
| System response time | 55 |
*
Lag time refers to the delay from the time a patient is admitted to the time when POE for that patient is available.