The quality case for information technology in healthcare

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-9

  Bates, David W ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 3342982951     PISSN: 14726947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-2-1     Document Type: Review

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