Computerization has numerous applications in the administrative, business, and personal arenas. 1-3 Applications in the medical field have produced a myriad of programs with varying degrees of impact on direct patient care. A recent Institute of Medicine report states that a computer-based medical record should become the standard for medical records.4
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