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Implementing and Evaluating Electronic Standing Orders in Primary Care Practice: A PPRNet Study

Lynne S. Nemeth, Steven M. Ornstein, Ruth G. Jenkins, Andrea M. Wessell and Paul J. Nietert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2012, 25 (5) 594-604; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.110214
Lynne S. Nemeth
From the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing (LSN), the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine (SMO, RGJ, AMW), and the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine (PJN), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
PhD, RN
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Steven M. Ornstein
From the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing (LSN), the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine (SMO, RGJ, AMW), and the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine (PJN), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Ruth G. Jenkins
From the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing (LSN), the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine (SMO, RGJ, AMW), and the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine (PJN), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Andrea M. Wessell
From the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing (LSN), the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine (SMO, RGJ, AMW), and the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine (PJN), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Paul J. Nietert
From the Department of Nursing, College of Nursing (LSN), the Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine (SMO, RGJ, AMW), and the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine (PJN), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
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Lynne S. Nemeth, Steven M. Ornstein, Ruth G. Jenkins, Andrea M. Wessell, Paul J. Nietert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2012, 25 (5) 594-604; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.110214

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Lynne S. Nemeth, Steven M. Ornstein, Ruth G. Jenkins, Andrea M. Wessell, Paul J. Nietert
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2012, 25 (5) 594-604; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.05.110214
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