Forced Inefficiencies of the Electronic Health Record

Michael Weiner^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Center for Health Information and Communication, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service CIN 13-416, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mw@cogit.net.
² Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mw@cogit.net.
³ Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mw@cogit.net.

Editorial

Michael Weiner. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Nov.

. 2019 Nov;34(11):2299-2301.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05281-3.

Michael Weiner^{1

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3}

¹ Center for Health Information and Communication, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service CIN 13-416, Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mw@cogit.net.
² Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mw@cogit.net.
³ Indiana University Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, IN, USA. mw@cogit.net.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Weiner is Chief of Health Services Research and Development at the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN.

Variation in Physicians' Electronic Health Record Documentation and Potential Patient Harm from That Variation.
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