Achieving the potential of health information technology

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 502-504

  Burstin, Helen R ^a  

^a NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549111030     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0552-x     Document Type: Editorial

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