Computerization of workflows, guidelines, and care pathways: A review of implementation challenges for process-oriented health information systems

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 738-748

  Gooch, Phil ^a   Roudsari, Abdul ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; WORKFLOW;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WORKFLOW;

EID: 81055148123     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2010-000033     Document Type: Review

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