The determination of relevant goals and criteria used to select an automated patient care information system: A Delphi approach

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-233

  Chocholik, Joan K ^a   Bouchard, Susan E ^c   Tan, Joseph K H ^b   Ostrow, David N ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Vancouver Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0032952970     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1999.0060219     Document Type: Article

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