Technology is a major asset to healthcare and without it, our healthcare system would not be what it is today. With systems like computerized physician order entry, patient safety is the number one priority. However, designing sophisticated software systems that only take the patient aspect into account can lead to unintentional errors for healthcare providers. To make recommendations for the future, we need to understand what computerized physician order entry does and the unintentional errors it causes. Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) allows physicians to electronically enter their patients' medical orders into the EHR. These orders can then be consulted by other services and healthcare professionals on a secure network. This system also contains security alerts and offers ongoing record keeping. CPOE was implemented to reduce the risk of medication errors and improve the safety of patient care practices. To reduce medication errors and improve patient safety, the system was designed to include alert and signaling functions to inform the nurse of a medication safety issue. These safety issues arise when there is an error in the six rights of drug administration. The six rights are: right patient, right medicine, right dose, right route, right order and right time. For example, an incorrect dose of medication would alert the nurse that the dose is not what the doctor ordered, thereby preventing any potential harm to the patient. Another example would be administering a medication outside of the specified time frame. This would alert the nurse to save the medication and investigate further. If the nurse decides to continue administering the medication, she should clarify why she administered it in middle of paper......p improve systems like CPOE by simply making recommendations on areas of 'improvement like the unintentional errors shown above. For CPOE to meet patient safety standards, both the patient and healthcare providers using the system must be considered. This will reduce the risk of unintentional errors in the future. Technology is the key to the future. However, in order to use the technology in the intended way, many different aspects must be considered in the design process. Collaborating with nurses and other health care providers can prevent unintentional errors from occurring in the future. Designing software to improve patient safety is important, but the intended users, like nurses, are just as important. If nurses find workarounds in the system due to unintentional errors, patient safety is at risk..