Use of health information technology by children's hospitals in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Menachemi, Nir ^a,e   Brooks, Robert G ^b   Schwalenstocker, Ellen ^c   Simpson, Lisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's hospitals; Health information technology; National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD SAFETY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; FORECASTING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849097681     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1755F     Document Type: Article

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