Regulatory and policy barriers to effective clinical data exchange: lessons learned from MedsInfo-ED.

Lawrence K Gottlieb; Elliot M Stone; Diane Stone; Lynne A Dunbrack; John Calladine

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Regulatory and policy barriers to effective clinical data exchange: lessons learned from MedsInfo-ED.

October 5, 2005

Gottlieb LK, Stone EM, Stone D, et al. Health Aff. 2005;24(5).

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Using lessons learned from a pilot project, the authors share strategies for addressing barriers to clinical data exchange.

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