Case Study: In order to improve patient safety and efficiency, XYZ Hospital recently implemented a clinical providerorder entry (CPOE) system. One of the functions of the CPOE system is to notify physicians of any problems at thetime that an order is entered. Days after the CPOE system was implemented, Dr. Smith ordered medication X for apatient named Mary Johnson. Immediately, the CPOE came back with a message stating that medication X wascontraindicated (not recommended) for patients on medication Y and that Mary was taking medication Y. Dr. Smithrealized that he had almost ordered a medication that could have significantly harmed Mary. He was able to deletethe order of medication X and order medication Z instead. Mary received her medication in a timely manner and wasdischarged from the hospital in two days. 20 points.

Question 1: How is data quality related to this case? Before responding, read Chapter 2: Information Integrity andData Quality. In addition, read the Quality section in Chapter 8, Administrative Information Systems, to get a betterunderstanding of the CPOE. Address data from both chapters, including the CPOE, Patient Medication, andphysician’s responsibility in the CPOE.

Question 2: What impact does entering an incorrect medication have? Be sure to address poor data quality andpatient medication in your response.