Electronic health records have been a significant change to health care systems and continue to rise across the nation. Patient histories, treatments, orders and medications were handwritten before the use of electronic medical records placing a significant risk for errors due to the illegibility of handwritten orders. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) allows physicians to enter orders electronically, which helps prevent medication errors in such ways that data can be filled in legibly concerning the dose, route, and time it should be given (Forni, Chu, & Fanikos, 2010). However, understanding how to utilize the employer’s electronic health record system is still essential in preventing medication errors. The use of many computer and
