Utilisation of information technologies in ambulatory care in Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 140, Issue SEPTEMBER, 2010, Pages

  Rosemann, Thomas ^a   Marty, Franz ^a   Bhend, Heinz ^a   Wagner, Judith ^a   Brunner, Lorenzo ^b   Zoller, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Software AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Chronic care; Ehealth; Electronic medical record; Health information technology; Health services research; Primary care; Swiss ehealth strategy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION STORAGE; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84856008690     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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