Initiatives and barriers to adopting health information technology: A US perspective

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  DePhillips III, Henry A ^a  

^a MEDecision Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947267963     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200715010-00001     Document Type: Review

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