Islanders to benefit from enhancements to provincial Electronic Health Record (Government of Prince Edward Island)

(Source: Government of Prince Edward Island) June 7, 2013 For immediate release Islanders to benefit from enhancements to provincial Electronic Health Record Health PEI Island hospitals are implementing a new electronic ordering process - called CPOE (Computerized Provider Order Entry) - that will see hand-written physician orders replaced by electronic orders, further enhancing the province's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, says Dr. Tim Fitzpatrick, CPOE and Clinical Informatics Physician for Health PEI. "We are excited for the improved efficiencies and patient safety that CPOE will bring to patient care," said Dr. Fitzpatrick. "This new electronic ordering process is a critical...