Early cost and safety benefits of an inpatient electronic health record.

J. A Zlabek; J. W Wickus; M. A Mathiason

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Early cost and safety benefits of an inpatient electronic health record.

April 4, 2011

Zlabek JA, Wickus JW, Mathiason MA. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2011;18(2).

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This case report discusses one hospital's implementation of an inpatient electronic health record with computerized provider order entry, and how it resulted in rapid improvement of cost and safety measures.

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