The prospective role of personal health records in streamlining and accelerating the disability determination process

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Horan, Thomas A ^a   Daniels, Susan M ^a   Feldman, Sue S ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; HIT; NHIN; Personal health record

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 66949162932     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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