Health care information technology in rural America: Electronic medical record adoption status in meeting the national agenda

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-105

  Bahensky, James A ^a   Jaana, Mirou ^b   Ward, Marcia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41849101412     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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