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Editor's note: This article is the second in a two-part series. Last month, we brought you the first five make-or-break steps that your hospital needs to take to make sure that the transition to CPOE goes as smoothly as possible-all learned from executives at hospitals that have successfully automated physician orders. Following are the final five lessons that these executives have to share