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Electronic systems provide clear advantages of information exchange as well as decision and diagnostic support. They have also proven quite controversial, particularly in the initial implementation stages. One aspect of electronic documentation, electronic copying and pasting, provides a tool for the clinician that is not clearly beneficial or detrimental, with proponents on each side. In this paper we explore the social, economic, and legal issues surrounding electronic copying and pasting in clinical documentation, review the literature on this subject, and propose a model for future research in this topic to help shape how clinicians use and process patient information from multiple sources.","abstract_html":"Clinical documentation by physicians and nurses has struggled to evolve with advancing technology and societal requirements. 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