Towards a mLearning training solution to the adoption of a CPOE system.
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2012-08-09
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Computerized Physician Order Entry CPOE has been introduced as a solution that can fundamentally change the way healthcare is provided affecting all types of healthcare stakeholders and improving healthcare decisions patient outcomes patient safety and efficiency However a relatively small proportion of healthcare organizations have implemented CPOE systems due to its technological complexity and to its low acceptance rate by healthcare professionals who largely disregard the value of CPOE in efficient healthcare delivery An online training facility embedded within a CPOE service may increase the likelihood of its adoption by healthcare professionals as it offers them guidelines on how to perform each task of the CPOE service In contrast to CPOE on the other hand handheld devices and other mobile technologies have showed an increased adoption rate This paper considers a CPOE service that can be accessed by authorized healthcare professionals through their mobile devices anytime anywhere and allows embedded training content which has been developed through a learning management system LMS to be presented to the user automatically upon request