Physician experiences transitioning between an older versus newer electronic health record for electronic prescribing
International Journal of Medical InformaticsPublished 30 March 2012
Erika L. Abramson, Vaishali Patel, Sameer Malhotra, Elizabeth R. Pfoh, Snezana Nena Osorio, Adam D. Cheriff
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Understanding physician experiences with this type of transition and their general preferences for prescribing applications may lead to less disruptive system implementations and better designed EHRs that are more readily accepted by providers.
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ClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier: NCT00603070.
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