Urology
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 173-177 , February 2008

Productivity and Cost Implications of Implementing Electronic Medical Records Into an Ambulatory Surgical Subspecialty Clinic

  • Mukul Patil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Lalit Puri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Chris M. Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Chris M. Gonzales, MD, MBA, Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 675 North St. Clair, Galter 20-150, Chicago, IL 60611.

Received 28 January 2007 ,Accepted 16 September 2007.

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PII: S0090-4295(07)02158-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.09.024

Urology
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 173-177 , February 2008

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