Urban-rural differences in the availability of hospital information technology applications: A survey of Georgia hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 242-247

  Culler, Steven D ^a   Atherly, Adam ^a   Walczak, Sandra ^b   Davis, Anne ^b   Hawley, Jonathan N ^c   Rask, Kimberly J ^a,c   Naylor, Vi ^d   Thorpe, Kenneth E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Hospital Association   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Georgian Hospital Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; POSTAL MAIL; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

GEORGIA; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 33745180837     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00039.x     Document Type: Article

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