Expectations and experiences of eHealth in primary care: A qualitative practice-based investigation

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 588-604

  Flynn, Donal ^a   Gregory, Peggy ^b   Makki, Hani ^c   Gabbay, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Dialog ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Computerized medical record; eHealth; Evaluation; Information technology; Internet; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF; COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL RECORD; E-HEALTH SERVICES; EHEALTH; EVALUATION; LEARNING PROCESS; LEVEL OF SERVICE; NEW SERVICES; POLICY MAKERS; POLITICAL PROCESS; PRIMARY CARE; STAFF TRAINING;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SELECTION; POLITICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRAINING; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GREAT BRITAIN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 67650098179     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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