Computerized clinical decision support during medication ordering for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency.

Terry Field; Paula Rochon; Monica Lee; Linda Gavendo; Joann L Baril; Jerry H Gurwitz

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Computerized clinical decision support during medication ordering for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency.

July 22, 2009

Field T, Rochon P, Lee M, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16(4):480-5.

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This study discovered that clinical decision support built within a CPOE system can improve physician prescribing behavior in long-term care settings.

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