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  1. Creighton Health Services Research Program, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, N.E., 68178, USA

    Kevin T. Fuji Pharm.D. (Assistant Instructor and Research Fellow)

  2. School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, N.E., 68178, USA

    Kimberly A. Galt Pharm.D., F.A.S.H.P., Ph.D.c (Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Director Creighton Health Services Research Program)

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Fuji, K.T., Galt, K.A. Pharmacists and Health Information Technology: Emerging Issues in Patient Safety. HEC Forum 20, 259–275 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-008-9075-4

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