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The Journey of Primary Care Practices to Meaningful Use: A Colorado Beacon Consortium Study

Douglas H. Fernald, Robyn Wearner and W. Perry Dickinson
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2013, 26 (5) 603-611; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.05.120344
Douglas H. Fernald
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora.
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