Missing clinical information during primary care visits.

Peter C. Smith; Rodrigo Araya-Guerra; Caroline Bublitz; Bennett Parnes; Miriam Dickinson; Rebecca Van Vorst; John M. Westfall; Wilson D. Pace

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Missing clinical information during primary care visits.

April 3, 2005

Smith PC, Araya-Guerra R, Bublitz C, et al. JAMA. 2005;293(5):565-71.

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This survey of 253 primary care clinicians revealed that important clinical information was missing in nearly 1 in 7 visits, and providers believed this missing information could adversely affect patient care.

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