The Electronic Health Record: Documenting the Unique Contributions of Social Workers

Jeannine Rowe1, Victoria M Rizzo1, Deanna Guthrie1

  • 1Jeannine Rowe, PhD, APSW, is associate professor of social work, Department of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Laurentide Hall 5213, Whitewater, WI 53190; e-mail: rowej@uww.edu. Victoria M. Rizzo, PhD, LCSW-R, is associate professor of social work, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, State University of New York. Deanna Guthrie, PhD, LCSW, is assistant professor of social work, Department of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Matthew R. Vail, MA, LCSW, is project coordinator, Department of Health and Aging, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. Suk-Young Kang, PhD, is associate professor of social work, Department of Social Work, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. Robyn Golden,MA, LCSW, is associate vice president of population health and aging, Department of Health and Aging, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. Support for this research was provided by the Commonwealth Fund. The views presented here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Commonwealth Fund or its directors, officers, or staff.

Health & Social Work
|February 24, 2019
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