Ambulatory healthcare information system: A conceptual framework

Health Policy

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-38

  Eggli, Yves ^a   Halfon, Patricia ^b   Chikhi, Mehdi ^c   Bandi, Till ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c Bundesamt für Gesundheit ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory healthcare; Performance indicator; Record linkage

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY;

AMBULATORY CARE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33746579390     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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