# What's the Difference between OE/RR and CPRS?

Order Entry/Results Reporting (OE/RR) Version 2.5 has evolved into the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). Although OE/RR encompassed more than just order entry and results reporting (including Progress Notes, Consults/Request Tracking, notifications, and so on), CPRS is more comprehensive in its components, capabilities, open architecture, and general design.

CPRS is the umbrella package for clinical software. You can access CPRS through either this graphical user interface (GUI)--Windows--or through the terminal-based user interface (List Manager). CPRS includes ordering, Consults, Progress Notes, Problem List, Imaging (X-rays and other procedures), Lab results, Discharge Summary, Reports, and other clinically relevant information and processes.

In short, CPRS supports the new directions of VISTA:

· An increased focus on ambulatory care

· Improved patient service through readier and more complete access to patient records

· The ability to share and transfer data among disciplines and between facilities

· The ability to track a patient's history and treatment over time

· The ability to track costs

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