EHR in the UK: Shedding some light from a manager's perspective

Health Care Manager

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Huston, Janis L ^a  

^a Argyll   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; Health information management; Information technology; Patient records

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33751060798     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200610000-00009     Document Type: Review

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