eHealth: Easing the transitions in healthcare

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 142, Issue JUNE, 2012, Pages

  Geissbühler, Antoine ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Clinical information systems; eHealth; Health information exchanges; Healthcare quality; Healthcare safety; Patient empowerment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 84863761803     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2012.13599     Document Type: Review

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