International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 618-628 , September 2009

Exploring the persistence of paper with the electronic health record

  • Jason J. Saleem

      Affiliations

    • VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Indiana University (IU) Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: VA HSR&D Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidenced-Based Practice (CIEBP), Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (11-H), 1481 West Tenth Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States. Tel.: +1 317 988 2616; fax: +1 317 988 3222.
    • ,
  • Alissa L. Russ

      Affiliations

    • VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Indiana University (IU) Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • ,
  • Connie F. Justice

      Affiliations

    • VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Indiana University (IU) Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Department of Computer Information Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • ,
  • Heather Hagg

      Affiliations

    • VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • ,
  • Patricia R. Ebright

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Health, IU School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • ,
  • Peter A. Woodbridge

      Affiliations

    • VA Nebraska Western Iowa Heath Care System, Omaha, NE, United States
    • University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE, United States
    • ,
  • Bradley N. Doebbeling

      Affiliations

    • VA HSR&D Center on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Indiana University (IU) Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, United States
    • Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Received 28 August 2008 ,Revised 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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PII: S1386-5056(09)00068-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.04.001

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 618-628 , September 2009

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