Medical software's increasing impact on healthcare and technology management

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Majchrowski, Barbara ^a  

^a ECRI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROPROCESSOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; SAFETY; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77149177960     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-44.1.70     Document Type: Review

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