E-health in Australia: Time to plunge into the 21st century

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 397-398

  Pearce, Christopher ^a   Haikerwal, Mukesh C ^b,c  

^a Melbourne East General Practice Network   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Circle Surgery ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SHORT SURVEY; TELEHEALTH;

EID: 77958023676     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03967.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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