RHIOs and the value proposition: Values is in the eye of the beholder

Journal of the American Health Information Management Association

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 24-31

  Malepati, Sarath ^a   Kushner, Kathryn ^a   Lee, Jason S ^a  

^a National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NETWORK LEARNING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 33947576446     PISSN: 10605487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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2. Ibid.
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11. Ibid.
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