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How clinical IT is transforming hospital care--for better and worse
Wachter's World, February 5, 2008
Physician blogger Bob Wachter, MD, disusses the way doctors analyze and use clinical IT. Wachter says that while he has no doubts that IT systems have improved patient care, it is vital to understand some of the unexpected consequences of using the technology.
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