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What is Unique About Long Term Care (continued)
Characteristics of Electronic Prescribing in Long Term Care
- Close One to one relationship Between Facility and Pharmacy
- Different roles in Long Term Care
- Physician adoption desired but not required
- Use of Nurse Practioners[sic] and Physicians Assistants
- Nurse as an agent
- Small number of pharmacy software vendors compared to the retail market
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