A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Computer-based Physician Workstation in an Outpatient Setting: Implementation Barriers to Outcome Evaluation

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 340-348

  Rotman, Barry L ^a,b   Sullivan, Andrea N ^a   Mcdonald, Thomas W ^a,b   Brown, Byron W ^b   Desmedt, Philippe ^c   Goodnature, Don ^c   Higgins, Michael C ^c   Suermondt, Henri J ^c   Young, Charles ^c   Owens, Douglas K ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DRUG COSTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 57349200760     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1996.97035025     Document Type: Review

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