Computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems: Early stages in demonstrating improvements in patient outcomes

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 365-366

  Wu, Robert ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTERIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; PILOT PROJECTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745968751     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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