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Physician Information Needs and Electronic Health Records (EHRs): Time to Reengineer the Clinic Note

Richelle J. Koopman, Linsey M. Barker Steege, Joi L. Moore, Martina A. Clarke, Shannon M. Canfield, Min S. Kim and Jeffery L. Belden
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 316-323; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140244
Richelle J. Koopman
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Linsey M. Barker Steege
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Joi L. Moore
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Martina A. Clarke
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Shannon M. Canfield
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Min S. Kim
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Jeffery L. Belden
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine (RJK, JLB), the Department of Health Management and Informatics (MAC, MSK), and the Center for Health Policy (SMC), University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia; the School of Nursing (LMBS) and the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (LMBS), University of Wisconsin, Madison; the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, College of Education (JLM), and the Informatics Institute (JLM, MAC, MSK), University of Missouri, Columbia.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 316-323; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140244

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2015, 28 (3) 316-323; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2015.03.140244
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