Implementing health information technology to improve the process of health care delivery: A case study

Disease Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 208-215

  Follen, Marilyn ^a   Castaneda, Rachel ^b,c   Mikelson, Melissa ^a   Johnson, Debrah ^a   Wilson, Alisa ^b   Higuchi, Keiko ^b,d  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE MANAGER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548629891     PISSN: 1093507X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dis.2007.104706     Document Type: Article

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