Public health surveillance and meaningful use regulations: A crisis of opportunity

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Lenert, Leslie ^a   Sundwall, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; REIMBURSEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857301836     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300542     Document Type: Article

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