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HIT and MIS: implications of health information technology and medical information systems

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Evaluating the potential advantages and considering the risks associated with electronic health care records.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 48, Issue 10
          The digital society
          October 2005
          100 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/1089107
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