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  1. Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

    James M. Walker MD (Chief Medical Information Officer)

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    James M. Walker MD (Chief Medical Information Officer) (Chief Medical Information Officer)

  2. Women’s Service Line, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 17822, USA

    Eric J. Bieber MD (Senior Vice President, Chair of OB/GYN, Medical Director) (Senior Vice President, Chair of OB/GYN, Medical Director)

  3. Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, 17822, USA

    Frank Richards (Chief Information Officer) (Chief Information Officer)

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Walker, J.M. (2005). Usability. In: Walker, J.M., Bieber, E.J., Richards, F. (eds) Implementing an Electronic Health Record System. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-115-6_7

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