Toward an Effective Strategy for the Diffusion and Use of Clinical Information Systems

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-367

  Davidson, Stephen M ^a   Heineke, Janelle ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247397926     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2254     Document Type: Article

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