Overcoming barriers to adopting and implementing computerized physician order entry systems in U.S. hospitals

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 184-190

  Poon, Eric G ^a   Blumenthal, David ^b   Jaggi, Tonushree ^a   Honour, Melissa M ^a   Bates, David W ^c   Kaushal, Rainu ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242668125     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.23.4.184     Document Type: Review

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