A Pilot Study to Document the Return on Investment for Implementing an Ambulatory Electronic Health Record at an Academic Medical Center

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-96

  Grieger, Dara L ^a   Cohen, Stephen H ^a   Krusch, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; INVESTMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY CARE; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34347326205     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.02.074     Document Type: Article

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