'Stunning' CPOE study spurs immediate action in Massachusetts.
Financial penalties threatened for hospitals that do not meet Blue Cross and Blue Shield's deadline. More than 10% of patients in Massachusetts hospitals suffer preventable adverse drug events. Proponents say hospitals should no longer let cost be a disincentive to implement CPOE.
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