Early cost and safety benefits of an inpatient electronic health record

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-172

  Zlabek, Jonathan A ^a   Wickus, Jared W ^a   Mathiason, Michelle A ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAID; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY;

COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 79953104983     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2010.007229     Document Type: Article

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