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Information Chaos in Primary Care: Implications for Physician Performance and Patient Safety

John W. Beasley, Tosha B. Wetterneck, Jon Temte, Jamie A. Lapin, Paul Smith, A. Joy Rivera-Rodriguez and Ben-Tzion Karsh
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 745-751; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100255
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vol. 24 no. 6 745-751
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100255
PubMed 
22086819

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication October 27, 2010
  • Revision received April 23, 2011
  • Accepted for publication May 6, 2011
  • Published online November 15, 2011.

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© Copyright 2011 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. John W. Beasley, MD,
  2. Tosha B. Wetterneck, MD, MS,
  3. Jon Temte, MD, PhD,
  4. Jamie A. Lapin, MS,
  5. Paul Smith, MD,
  6. A. Joy Rivera-Rodriguez, PhD and
  7. Ben-Tzion Karsh, PhD
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine (JWB, JT, PS, B-TK), the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (JWB, TWB, JAL, B-TK), the Department of Medicine (TBW), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, and Clemson University Department of Industrial Engineering (work completed while at the University of Wisconsin [AJR-R]).
  1. Corresponding author: Ben-Tzion Karsh, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1513 University Avenue, Room 3218, Madison, WI 53706 (E-mail: bkarsh{at}engr.wisc.edu).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 745-751; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100255

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 745-751; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100255
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