Incomplete EHR adoption: Late uptake of patient safety and cost control functions

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 319-326

  Menachemi, Nir ^a   Ford, Eric W ^b   Beitsch, Leslie M ^a   Brooks, Robert G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Early adopters; Early majority; EHR functionalities; Electronic health records; Innovators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548261725     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860607304990     Document Type: Article

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