A framework for assessing patient crossover and health information exchange value

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 698-703

  LaBorde, David V ^a   Griffin, Jacqueline A ^b   Smalley, Hannah K ^b   Keskinocak, Pinar ^b   Mathew, George ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GEORGIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; NEUROSURGERY; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 80053287617     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000140     Document Type: Article

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