How can we bend the cost curve? Health information technology and its effects on hospital costs, outcomes, and patient safety

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 288-303

  Encinosa, William E ^a   Bae, Jaeyong ^a,b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84858754511     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_48.04.02     Document Type: Article

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