The impact of electronic medical records on nursing efficiency

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 444-451

  Thompson, Douglas ^a,d   Johnston, Patricia ^b   Spurr, Cynthia ^c  

^a Business Advisory Services   (United States)

^b Texas Health Resources   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL RECORD; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRODUCTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 70350225488     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181b9209c     Document Type: Article

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