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Fundamental Issues in Implementing an Ambulatory Care Electronic Health Record

Ann Scheck McAlearney, Jennifer L. Hefner, Cynthia Sieck, Milisa Rizer and Timothy R. Huerta
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2015, 28 (1) 55-64; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.01.140078
Ann Scheck McAlearney
From the Departments of Family Medicine (ASM, JLH, CS, MR, TRH) and Biomedical Informatics (MR, TRH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus; the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus (ASM); and the Department of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (ASM).
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Jennifer L. Hefner
From the Departments of Family Medicine (ASM, JLH, CS, MR, TRH) and Biomedical Informatics (MR, TRH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus; the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus (ASM); and the Department of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (ASM).
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Cynthia Sieck
From the Departments of Family Medicine (ASM, JLH, CS, MR, TRH) and Biomedical Informatics (MR, TRH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus; the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus (ASM); and the Department of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (ASM).
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Milisa Rizer
From the Departments of Family Medicine (ASM, JLH, CS, MR, TRH) and Biomedical Informatics (MR, TRH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus; the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus (ASM); and the Department of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (ASM).
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Timothy R. Huerta
From the Departments of Family Medicine (ASM, JLH, CS, MR, TRH) and Biomedical Informatics (MR, TRH), The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus; the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus (ASM); and the Department of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (ASM).
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