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e-Prescribing, efficiency, quality: lessons from the computerization of UK family practice

Abstract:

Nearly all general practice physicians (GPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) have electronic health record (EHR) systems in their practices compared with perhaps 15% of primary care physicians in the United States (U.S.). Based on interviews of 13 general GPs and review of current literature, the authors argue that the historical experience of widespread electronic health record uptake in the UK provides insight into features that might motivate broad adoption in the United States. These features ...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1197/jamia.m2041

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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-6623-4964
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-5613-6810
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association More from this journal
Volume:
13
Issue:
5
Pages:
470-475
Publication date:
2006-09-01
Acceptance date:
2006-06-06
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EISSN:
1527-974X
ISSN:
1067-5027
Pmid:
16799129
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1014008
Local pid:
pubs:1014008
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2024-06-06

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