Assessing the relationship between health information exchanges and public health agencies

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 416-424

  Hessler, B J ^a   Soper, Paula ^b   Bondy, Jessica ^a   Hanes, Pamela ^c   Davidson, Arthur ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Colorado Health Institute ^*  (United States)

^d DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information exchange; Information management; Population health; Public health informatics; Regional health information organizations

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; COOPERATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS;

EID: 70349111016     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000359636.63529.74     Document Type: Review

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