Collecting and sharing data for population health: A new paradigm

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 454-466

  Diamond, Carol C ^a   Mostashari, Farzad ^b   Shirky, Clay ^c  

^a Markle Foundation   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 66149165742     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.454     Document Type: Article

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