Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in the long-term care setting: insights from the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.

Paula Rochon; Terry Field; David W. Bates; Monica Lee; Linda Gavendo; Janet Erramuspe-Mainard; James Judge; Jerry H. Gurwitz

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Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in the long-term care setting: insights from the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.

October 26, 2005

Rochon P, Field T, Bates DW, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(10):1780-9.

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The investigators in this AHRQ-funded project offer insights from their experience in implementing computerized provider order entry (CPOE) in a geriatric care setting.

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