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CONCLUSIONS  There is a gap between policy-makers’ expectation of, and clinical practitioners’ experience with, current electronic medical records’ ability to support coordination of care. Policymakers could expand current health information technology policies to support assessment of how well the technology facilitates tasks necessary for coordination. By reforming payment policy to include care coordination, policymakers could encourage the evolution of EMR technology to include capabilities that support coordination, for example, allowing for inter-practice data exchange and multi-provider clinical decision support. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11606-009-1195-2Authors Ann S. O’Malley, Center for Studying Health System ...