An examination of the financial feasibility of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs): A case study of tangible and intangible benefits

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-200

  Simon, Steven John ^a,c,d   Simon, Stuart Jay ^b,e,f  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Lung Associates   (United States)

^c United States Naval Reserve   (United States)

^d OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^e American College of Chest Physicians   (United States)

^f Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in Suburban   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Benefits; Electronic Medical Records (EMRs); Return on Investment (ROI); System payback

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLIENT SERVER APPLICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COMPUTER TERMINAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA SYNTHESIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION STORAGE; INVESTMENT; MONEY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIVACY; PROFIT; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645108450     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeh.2006.008832     Document Type: Review

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