Right tech dose helps medicine go down.

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Right tech dose helps medicine go down.

January 24, 2007

Patton S. CIO Magazine. July 12, 2006.

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The author describes some common mistakes involving the design and launch of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) initiatives and provides suggestions to support successful CPOE implementation efforts.

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