Medical informatics - A catalyst for operating room transformation

Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 71-78

  Minear, Michael N ^a   Sutherland, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b PatientKeeper Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CATALYST; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENDOSCOPY; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0242522219     PISSN: 10715517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107155170301000203     Document Type: Article

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