Impact of a computerized physician order entry system on nurse-physician collaboration in the medication process.

Habibollah Pirnejad; Zahra Niazkhani; Heleen van der Sijs; Marc Berg; Roland Bal

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Impact of a computerized physician order entry system on nurse-physician collaboration in the medication process.

February 4, 2009

Pirnejad H, Niazkhani Z, van der Sijs H, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77(11):735-44.

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This study found that implementation of a computerized physician order entry system appeared to impair some aspects of nurse–physician communication.

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