The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed quality of care and patient safety

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 466-472

  Kutney Lee, Ann ^a   Kelly, Deena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80155135270     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182346e4b     Document Type: Article

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