Developing IT Infrastructure for Rural Hospitals: A Case Study of Benefits and Challenges of Hospital-to-Hospital Partnerships

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 554-558

  Reddy, Madhu C ^a   Purao, Sandeep ^a   Kelly, Mary ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS;

EID: 45849120650     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2676     Document Type: Article

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