HIT implementation in critical access hospitals: Extent of implementation and business strategies supporting IT use

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 599-607

  Bahensky, James A ^a   Ward, Marcia M ^a   Nyarko, Kwame ^a   Li, Pengxiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical Access Hospitals; Electronic Medical Records; Health Information Technology; Rural Hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANPOWER PLANNING; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RURAL AREA;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IOWA; OUTSOURCED SERVICES;

EID: 79961169757     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9397-z     Document Type: Article

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