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Safety issues related to the electronic medical record (EMR): synthesis of the literature from the last decade, 2000–2009.
Harrington L, Kennerly D, Johnson C. J Healthc Manag. 2011;56:31-43.

This review of computerized physician order entry, clinical decision support systems, and bar-coded medication administration discusses the risks created by health care information technology.
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