Health information systems challenges: The Heidelberg conference and the future

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 69, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 105-114

  Giuse, Dario A ^a   Kuhn, Klaus A ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health; Heidelberg; HIS; Information Systems

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COSTS; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK; ARTICLE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CONGRESSES; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 0642376731     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(02)00182-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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