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Summary
- LTC industry is working on EHR-S standards
- LTC setting e-Prescribing can be supported with some technical modifications to the standards
- Additional research should be done on electronic prior authorization (e-PA)
- Further standards of eMAR and inventory management is needed
- These efforts are ways the industry is improving medication safety in the LTC setting
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