Improving the credibility of electronic health technologies

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  van Gemert Pijnen, J E W C ^a   Wynchank, S ^b   Covvey, H D ^c   Ossebaard, H C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TELECONSULTATION;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84860430706     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.099804     Document Type: Editorial

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