How common are electronic health records in the United States? A summary of the evidence

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Jha, Ashish K ^a   Ferris, Timothy G ^b   Donelan, Karen ^b   DesRoches, Catherine ^c   Shields, Alexandra ^c   Rosenbaum, Sara ^d   Blumenthal, David ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Institute for Health Policy   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845339602     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.w496     Document Type: Article

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