Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 162-167 , February 2000

Emergency medicine can play a leadership role in enterprise-wide clinical information systems

  • Craig F. Feied, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, and the National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics, Washington, DC
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  • Mark S. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, and the National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics, Washington, DC
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  • Jonathan A. Handler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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  • Meera Kanhouwa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Prince George’s Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD.

Received 9 November 1998 ,Revised 12 July 1999 ,Accepted 10 September 1999.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 162-167 , February 2000