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Health Information Technology Needs Help from Primary Care Researchers

Alex H. Krist, Lee A. Green, Robert L. Phillips, John W. Beasley, Jennifer E. DeVoe, Michael S. Klinkman, John Hughes, Jon Puro, Chester H. Fox and Tim Burdick
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 306-310; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140246
Alex H. Krist
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (AHK, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (LAG); the American Board of Family Medicine, Washington, DC (RLP); the Departments of Family Medicine and Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JWB); OCHIN, Portland, OR (JED, JP, TB); the Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (JED, TB); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MSK); the Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada (JH); and the Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (CHF).
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Lee A. Green
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (AHK, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (LAG); the American Board of Family Medicine, Washington, DC (RLP); the Departments of Family Medicine and Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JWB); OCHIN, Portland, OR (JED, JP, TB); the Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (JED, TB); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MSK); the Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada (JH); and the Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (CHF).
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Robert L. Phillips
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (AHK, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (LAG); the American Board of Family Medicine, Washington, DC (RLP); the Departments of Family Medicine and Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JWB); OCHIN, Portland, OR (JED, JP, TB); the Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (JED, TB); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MSK); the Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada (JH); and the Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (CHF).
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John W. Beasley
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Jennifer E. DeVoe
From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (AHK, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (LAG); the American Board of Family Medicine, Washington, DC (RLP); the Departments of Family Medicine and Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JWB); OCHIN, Portland, OR (JED, JP, TB); the Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (JED, TB); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MSK); the Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada (JH); and the Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (CHF).
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Michael S. Klinkman
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John Hughes
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Jon Puro
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Chester H. Fox
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Tim Burdick
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Article Information

vol. 28 no. 3 306-310
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140246
PubMed 
25957361

Published By 
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication August 28, 2014
  • Revision received December 15, 2014
  • Accepted for publication January 8, 2015
  • Published online May 8, 2015.

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© Copyright 2015 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Author Information

  1. Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH,
  2. Lee A. Green, MD, MPH,
  3. Robert L. Phillips, MD, MSPH,
  4. John W. Beasley, MD,
  5. Jennifer E. DeVoe, MD, DPhil,
  6. Michael S. Klinkman, MD, MS,
  7. John Hughes, MD,
  8. Jon Puro, MPA, HA,
  9. Chester H. Fox, MD and
  10. Tim Burdick, MD, MS
  11. for the NAPCRG Health Information Technology Working Group
  1. From the Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond (AHK, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (LAG); the American Board of Family Medicine, Washington, DC (RLP); the Departments of Family Medicine and Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison (JWB); OCHIN, Portland, OR (JED, JP, TB); the Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland (JED, TB); the Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MSK); the Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Canada (JH); and the Department of Family Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (CHF).
  1. Corresponding author: Alex H Krist MD, MPH, PO Box 980251, Richmond VA 23298-0251 (E-mail: ahkrist{at}vcu.edu).
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