The use of electronic health records in the exam room and patient satisfaction: A systematic review

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-562

  Irani, Jihad S ^a,e   Middleton, Jennifer L ^b   Marfatia, Ruta ^c   Omana, Evelyn T ^d   D'Amico, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Estrella Family Medical   (United States)

^e NONE   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70349124953     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.080259     Document Type: Review

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