Deskilling and adaptation among primary care physicians using two work innovations

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 338-348

  Hoff, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; deskilling; health care innovation; implementation; physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052679695     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e31821826a1     Document Type: Article

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