Using information and communications technology to enable the exchange of information between New Zealand clinicians and health providers

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1314, 2010, Pages 92-98

  McKenna, Ross ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77952380560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (30)

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11. As defined by UMR Research as being recognised as leading opinion within the New Zealand Health Sector.
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