Patterns and changes in prescriber attitudes toward PDA prescription-assistive technology

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 330-339

  Vishwanath, Arun ^a   Brodsky, Linda ^b,c   Shaha, Steve ^c,d   Leonard, Michael ^b,c   Cimino, Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Eclipsys Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication safety; Patient safety; Physician technology adoption; Prescriber behavior; Prescription assistive technology

Indexed keywords

MEDICATION SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; PRESCRIBER BEHAVIOR; PRESCRIPTION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY;

PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; SURVEYS;

TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 62849113893     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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