The challenge of measuring quality of care from the electronic health record.

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Published in Am J Med Qual on May 29, 2009

Authors

Carol P Roth1, Yee-Wei Lim, Joshua M Pevnick, Steven M Asch, Elizabeth A McGlynn

Author Affiliations

1: RAND Health, Santa Monica, California 90407-2138, USA. roth@rand.org

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