Case study: identifying potential problems at the human/technical interface in complex clinical systems.

Margaret Caudill-Slosberg; William B. Weeks

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Case study: identifying potential problems at the human/technical interface in complex clinical systems.

May 27, 2011

Caudill-Slosberg M, Weeks WB. Am J Med Qual. 2005;20(6):353-7.

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The authors present a case study to illustrate system vulnerabilities related to computerized physician order entry (CPOE) use.

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