Touchscreen questionnaire patient data collection in rheumatology practice: Development of a highly successful system using process redesign

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 589-596

  Newman, Eric D ^a   Lerch, Virginia ^a   Jones, J B ^a   Stewart, Walter ^a  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROCESS DESIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; WORKFLOW;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; SELF REPORT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84859773536     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.21560     Document Type: Article

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