Health information technology: A few years of magical thinking?

Health Affairs

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Diamond, Carol C ^a   Shirky, Clay ^b  

^a Markle Foundation   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; TRUST;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54349116139     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.27.5.w383     Document Type: Review

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