Evaluating the medication process in the context of CPOE use: the significance of working around the system.

Zahra Niazkhani; Habibollah Pirnejad; Heleen van der Sijs; Jos Aarts

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Evaluating the medication process in the context of CPOE use: the significance of working around the system.

May 25, 2011

Niazkhani Z, Pirnejad H, van der Sijs H, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2011;80(7):490-506.

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This qualitative study identified workarounds and unintended consequences associated with implementation of a computerized provider order entry system.

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