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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;129(10):1018-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.05.015. Epub 2016 Jun 8.

Your Patient Is Now Reading Your Note: Opportunities, Problems, and Prospects

Jared W Klein  1 , Sara L Jackson  2 , Sigall K Bell  3 , Melissa K Anselmo  3 , Jan Walker  3 , Tom Delbanco  3 , Joann G Elmore  2
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Editorial

Your Patient Is Now Reading Your Note: Opportunities, Problems, and Prospects

Jared W Klein et al. Am J Med. 2016 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None.

Comment in

  • Sharing Beyond the Notes? A Matter of Trust.
    Baty V. Baty V. Am J Med. 2017 Jun;130(6):e265. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.12.002. Am J Med. 2017. PMID: 28532846 No abstract available.
  • The Reply.
    Klein JW, Delbanco T, Bell SK, Elmore JG. Klein JW, et al. Am J Med. 2017 Jun;130(6):e267. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.01.051. Am J Med. 2017. PMID: 28532847 No abstract available.

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