Which of the following is NOT a value of CPOE?

• A. Improve efficiency of health care
• B. Reduce variations in provider workflow
• C. Improve patient safety
• D. Reduce variations in health care

Answer: (B)

CPOE is designed to standardize how orders are entered and supported by decision logic, which helps make care more predictable and safer. By providing standardized order sets, built-in checks for drug interactions, allergies, and dosing, and faster processing, it tends to improve efficiency and reduce errors across the system. It also promotes consistency in what is ordered and how orders are executed, which lowers unwarranted variation in care.

The option that describes reducing variations in provider workflow isn’t a typical value of CPOE. While the system can streamline certain steps and standardize order content, the primary aim is not to limit every provider’s personal workflow but to ensure consistency and safety in the ordering process itself. The other values—improving efficiency, improving patient safety, and reducing variations in health care through standardization—are the ones most clearly associated with CPOE.