Implementation of computerized add-on testing for hospitalized patients in a large academic medical center

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 845-850

  Kim, Ji Yeon ^a   Kamis, Irina K ^b   Singh, Balaji ^b   Batra, Shalini ^b   Dixon, Roberta H ^b   Dighe, Anand S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical chemistry; laboratory management; order entry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DIETARY FIBER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY Q APPLICATION; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79954558491     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.140     Document Type: Article

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