Implementing an electronic medical record with computerized prescriber order entry at a critical access hospital.

Reid Horning

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Implementing an electronic medical record with computerized prescriber order entry at a critical access hospital.

January 4, 2012

Horning R. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(23):2288-92.

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This commentary discusses how health information technology can affect safety in a critical access hospital from a pharmacy perspective.

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