Communication Outcomes of Critical Imaging Results in a Computerized Notification System

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-466

  Singh, Hardeep ^a   Arora, Harvinder S ^b   Vij, Meena S ^b   Rao, Raghuram ^b   Khan, Myrna M ^a   Petersen, Laura A ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; COMPUTERIZED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERROR; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTPATIENT CARE; PROCESS DESIGN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOLOGY; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TEXAS;

EID: 34250891942     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2280     Document Type: Article

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