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CPOE at a Community Hospital: First Steps
Maggie Lohnes, RN, CPHIMS, FHIMSS
Huntington Hospital implements computer technology to support quality patient care. This is the first in a series of articles that follows its efforts to install such technology, describe project plans, detail obstacles, and elicit feedback for future direction from readers.

Reducing Surgical Site Infections Through Six Sigma and Change Management
Carolyn Pexton, Deborah Young, RN
The Charleston Area Medical Center evaluates and improves its rate of surgical site infections for colon and vascular surgery by using Six Sigma methodology.

Web-Based Tools Aid Quality Improvement Projects
Sanjaya Kumar, MD, MSc, MPH
Progressive healthcare organizations are using Web-based information technology and data analysis tools to enhance their programs for quality and performance improvement.

Focus Study: Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment for the Elderly
Dennis D. Daly, MD, Lisa Carr, RN
A focus study of elderly female patients living in the community finds a high prevalence of undiagnosed and untreated osteoporosis.

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Susan Carr
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Technology and Quality
Barry P. Chaiken, MD, MPH
Playing Tag to Enhance Patient Safety

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Mike Klein
Federal Health Architecture:
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