Safety of Electronic Documentation

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losbozos

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Specializes in women/children, pacu, or.

My problem w/ Epic is when the PCP does write new orders (all PCPs do it electronically), I have no way of knowing unless I seek that info. I've had docs put in orders from home in the middle of the night w/o my knowledge. I believe the designers of Epic think we sit around at the computer while at work. Hello???? This is not an office job!

dudette10, MSN, RN

3,530 Posts

Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.
My problem w/ Epic is when the PCP does write new orders (all PCPs do it electronically), I have no way of knowing unless I seek that info. I've had docs put in orders from home in the middle of the night w/o my knowledge. I believe the designers of Epic think we sit around at the computer while at work. Hello???? This is not an office job!

Serious question: how is that different from paper? Although I've been at this for only 2.5 years, I was in a paper environment for about a year. If that little yellow tab wasn't sticking up and the chart wasn't placed on its side in the rack, I didn't know that a doc had entered an order either. I have my issues with CPOE--primarily orders entered incorrectly that nursing MUST be knowledgeable enough to catch for patient safety reasons--but I believe your issue with CPOE isn't unique to CPOE.

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