Research ArticleOriginal Research

Electronic Health Record Challenges, Workarounds, and Solutions Observed in Practices Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Maribel Cifuentes, Melinda Davis, Doug Fernald, Rose Gunn, Perry Dickinson and Deborah J. Cohen
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2015, 28 (Supplement 1) S63-S72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2015.S1.150133

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