Health information technology and quality improvement for community health centers

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 405-412

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a   Jack Geiger, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 33645680167     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.2.405     Document Type: Review

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