Health information exchange technology on the front lines of healthcare: Workflow factors and patterns of use

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 392-400

  Unertl, Kim M ^a   Johnson, Kevin B ^a   Lorenzi, Nancy M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; WORKFLOW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TENNESSEE; TRUST; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84862600163     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000432     Document Type: Article

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