Adoption of information quality management practices in US healthcare organizations: A national assessment

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 737-756

  Lorence, Daniel P ^a   Jameson, Robert ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CDS Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Information; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 16844366294     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710210429591     Document Type: Article

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