Satisfying patient-consumer principles for health information exchange: Evidence from California case studies

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 537-547

  Miller, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT; CALIFORNIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863338352     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0531     Document Type: Article

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