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. 2005 Jan-Feb;12(1):20–27. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M1553

Table 8.

Estimated Annual Cost Savings from CPOE-Related Efficiency/Safety Improvement Needed for Hospital “Budget Neutrality” Over a Ten-Year Period

Hospital Type “Low” Costs “High” Costs
Urban (n = 20) 0.4% 1.0%
Rural referral (n = 7) 0.6 1.1
Rural (n = 44) 2.3 4.5
Critical access (n = 45) 1.7 3.1