Improving communication between patients and providers using health information technology and other quality improvement strategies: Focus on low-income children

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Ngo Metzger, Quyen ^a   Hayes, Gillian R ^a   Yunan Chen, ^a   Cygan, Ralph ^a   Garfield, Craig F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

children; health information technology; health IT; HIT; low income; quality improvement; special health care needs

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE NEED; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICINE; SAFETY;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POVERTY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77956860599     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558710375431     Document Type: Review

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