Measuring the cost impact of hospital information systems: 1987-1994

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 938-949

  Borzekowski, Ron ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Hospitals; Information systems; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COST; DATA SET; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349962980     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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