Opportunities and challenges in utilizing electronic health records for infection surveillance, prevention, and control

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Atreja, Ashish ^a   Gordon, Steven M ^a   Pollock, Daniel A ^b   Olmsted, Russell N ^c   Brennan, Patrick J ^d  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; REVIEW;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 41049092737     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.01.002     Document Type: Review

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