An exploration of the impact of computerized patient documentation on clinical collaboration

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Weir, Charlene R ^a,b   Hammond, Kenric W ^c   Embi, Peter J ^d   Efthimiadis, Efthimis N ^e   Thielke, Stephen M ^c   Hedeen, Ashley N ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized; Documentation; Interdisciplinary communication; Medical records systems

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF; CLINICAL SETTINGS; COMMON GROUND; COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS; COMPUTERIZED; FOCUS GROUPS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ITERATIVE IDENTIFICATION; JOINT ACTIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE DATA; SITUATION MODELS; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

COMMUNICATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED;

EID: 79960042563     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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