The Role of Health Information Technology in Quality Improvement in Pediatrics

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 965-973

  Zuckerman, Alan E ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Health information technology; Interoperability; Pediatrics; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CHILD; DISASTER PLANNING; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PEDIATRICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE GOVERNMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68049108501     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.05.018     Document Type: Review

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