A context-specific mediating schema approach for information exchange between heterogenous hospital systems

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 298-314

  Sarnikar, Surendra ^a   Gupta, Amar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic patient care records; Heterogenous hospital systems; Information exchange; Mediating schema

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 34248364724     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2007.013165     Document Type: Article

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