CPOE is used by clinicians to capture prescriptions and other medication information directly in computer systems. Such systems have been shown to reduce medication errors by more than 50% in inpatient settings.

But while the volume of care has shifted to outpatient settings, solid evidence about the value of outpatient CPOE has been very sparse. To address this need, we selected Ambulatory CPOE as a report topic and determined its value in improving quality and reducing costs.

Our findings reveal that widespread adoption of ACPOE can prevent millions of medication errors and save billions of dollars.

The Clinical and Financial Benefits Are Compelling:

• IMPROVE QUALITY:
  Millions of ADEs Are Preventable.
  Every year, more than 8 million Americans experience outpatient Adverse Drug Events (ADEs). CITL’s analysis shows that ACPOE systems can avoid more than 2 million ADEs annually, an alarming 130,000 of which are life-threatening.

• CUT COSTS:
  National Cost Savings of $44 Billion.
  CITL’s model projects annual savings of approximately $44 billion with nationwide implementation of advanced ACPOE systems. These savings are based on avoiding nearly 1.3 million outpatient visits and 190,000 hospital admissions, as well as more cost-effective medication, radiology, and lab ordering.

• IMPROVE THE BOTTOM LINE:
  Reduce Rejected Claims, Realize Fast Returns.
  CITL also projects that providers who use advanced ACPOE can eliminate more than $10 in rejected claims per outpatient visit. Intermediate and advanced ACPOE systems will pay for themselves within two years.

Your Guide to Healthy Investments

Our dramatic findings about ACPOE, detailed in the Full Report and illuminated at the Symposium, will help healthcare decision-makers invest wisely and improve clinical outcomes.

The Report

The Full Report on ACPOE contains invaluable insights that will enable healthcare IT leaders to make more informed strategic decisions... decisions that will help them reduce costs and improve quality. Our comprehensive analysis contains:

• An interactive software model to help healthcare IT leaders calculate the potential value of ACPOE to their organizations
• Detailed characteristics and value projections on different levels of ACPOE system functionality
• In-depth commentary and graphics offering a breakthrough level of insight on ACPOE value

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