Differences between integrated and stand-alone e-prescribing systems have implications for future use

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2268-2277

  Desroches, Catherine M ^a   Agarwal professor, Ritu ^b   Angst prof , Corey M ^c   Fischer, Michael A ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 79953799006     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0557     Document Type: Article

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