Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology by Rural Hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-337

  Mccullough, Jeffrey ^a   Casey, Michelle ^a   Moscovice, Ira ^a   Burlew, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health information technology; Medicare; Rural hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959969860     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00359.x     Document Type: Article

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