Leveraging health information technology and health information management in rural America: A health summit commentary

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-7

  Madison, Mary ^a   Rudman, William J ^b   Hart Hester, Susan ^c   Caputo, Nadine ^b   French, Molly ^d   Jones, Warren A ^c  

^a HEALTHCORE INC   (United States)

^b American Health Information Management Association   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Potomac Health Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANPOWER; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NOTE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855308219     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2011.00383.x     Document Type: Note

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