Physicians, information technology, and health care systems: a journey, not a destination.

Clement J. McDonald; Marc Overhage; Burke W. Mamlin; Paul D. Dexter; William M. Tierney

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Physicians, information technology, and health care systems: a journey, not a destination.

March 6, 2005

McDonald CJ, Overhage M, Mamlin BW, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2004;11(2):121-4.

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