Electronic Technology: A Spark to Revitalize Primary Care?

JAMA

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Bodenheimer, Thomas ^a,b   Grumbach, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; TIME; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPUTER NETWORK; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; E-MAIL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT;

CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FAMILY PRACTICE; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037676037     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.290.2.259     Document Type: Review

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