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. 2011 Jan 19;305(3):300-1.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.2011.

A vision for patient-centered health information systems

Alex H Krist  1 , Steven H Woolf
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A vision for patient-centered health information systems

Alex H Krist et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Both authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. However, the development of the patient-centered system mentioned at the end of this Commentary has been supported by grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The sole conflict reported is that Virginia Commonwealth University holds intellectual property rights to the patient-centered system mentioned at the end of this Commentary. Although the university and developers are entitled to the system’s revenue, the system is a noncommercial product, and no revenues have been generated other than grant funding.

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Potential Functionalities for a Patient-Centered Health Information System
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