Usefulness of a Regional Health Care Information System in primary care. A case study

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-181

  Maass, Marianne C ^a   Asikainen, Paula ^b   Mäenpää, Tiina ^a   Wanne, Olli ^a   Suominen, Tarja ^c  

^a SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits; Diabetes; Electronic Health Records; Health Information Systems; Regional Health Care Information Network; Seamless care

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; REGIONAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION NETWORK; SEAMLESS CARE;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; FINLAND; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 44949167440     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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