The impact of the electronic medical record on structure, process, and outcomes within primary care: A systematic review of the evidence

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 732-737

  Holroyd Leduc, Jayna M ^a,b   Lorenzetti, Diane ^b   Straus, Sharon E ^c   Sykes, Lindsay ^b   Quan, Hude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81055148128     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2010-000019     Document Type: Review

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