Specificity of computerized physician order entry has a significant effect on the efficiency of workflow for critically ill patients
Critical Care MedicinePublished 1 January 2005
Nora’aini Ali, Hagop S. Mekhjian, P Kuehn, Thomas Bentley, Rajee R. Kumar, Amy K. Ferketich
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Appropriate CPOE applications can improve the efficiency of care for critically ill patients and the workflow requirements of individual units must be analyzed before technologies like C POE can be properly developed and implemented.
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Appropriate CPOE applications can improve the efficiency of care for critically ill patients. The workflow requirements of individual units must be analyzed before technologies like CPOE can be properly developed and implemented.
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