Developing patient registration and medical records management system in Ethiopia

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 253-258

  Wong, Rex ^a   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Business process re engineering; Ethiopia; Medical records; Patient registration; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGISTRATION; RURAL AREA;

ETHIOPIA; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67949105143     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzp026     Document Type: Article

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