Formative Evaluation: A Critical Component in EHR Implementation

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-301

  McGowan, Julie J ^a   Cusack, Caitlin M ^b,d   Poon, Eric G ^c,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METRIC SYSTEM;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED;

EID: 43049083351     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2584     Document Type: Article

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