Electronic medical records at a crossroads: Impetus for change or missed opportunity?

JAMA

Volumn 302, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1109-1111

  D'Avolio, Leonard W ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 70149098761     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1319     Document Type: Note

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