International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 7 , Pages 507-514 , July 2010

Beyond the basics: Refills by electronic prescribing

  • Roberta E. Goldman

      Affiliations

    • Brown University Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, RI 02860, United States
    • Department of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pawtucket, RI 02860, United States
    • ,
  • Catherine Dubé

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States
    • Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, United States
    • ,
  • Kate L. Lapane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, United States
    • Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 98012, 830 East Main Road, Richmond, VA 23298, United States. Tel.: +1 804 628 2506; fax: +1 804 828 9773.

Received 24 February 2010 ,Revised 16 April 2010 ,Accepted 18 April 2010.

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PII: S1386-5056(10)00092-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.04.003

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 7 , Pages 507-514 , July 2010

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