Implementation of an electronic health record: Involves numerous challenges, but examples show it can be done successfully

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7829, 2011, Pages

  Haughom, John L ^a  

^a Clinical Quality and Patient Safety   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKFLOW; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84859003891     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d5887     Document Type: Editorial

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