Obtaining providers' 'buy-in' and establishing effective means of information exchange will be critical to HITECH's success

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 514-526

  Gold, Marsha R ^a   McLaughlin, Catherine G ^a   Devers, Kelly J ^b   Berenson, Robert A ^c   Bovbjerg, Randall R ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Medicare Payment Advisory Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ECONOMIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIVACY;

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858607210     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0753     Document Type: Article

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