Implementing computerized physician order management at a community hospital.

Susan Kraus; Terri Rini Barber; Bonnie Briggs; Greg Kall; Thomas R. Vernon; Barbara Moran; Michael Waggoner

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Implementing computerized physician order management at a community hospital.

February 6, 2008

Kraus S, Barber TR, Briggs B, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(2):74-84.

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This article describes the process undertaken in four community hospitals to implement a fully integrated electronic medical record system.

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