Information prescriptions: Providing health information at the inpatient's point of medical need

Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-149

  Ulmer, Patricia A ^a   Robishaw, Susan ^b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; EPIC; Information prescriptions; InfoRx program; Inpatients

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952353856     PISSN: 15398285     EISSN: 15398293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15398281003781006     Document Type: Article

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