Content Barriers to Pediatric Uptake of Electronic Health Records

Advances in Pediatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-181

  Gracy, Delaney ^a   Weisman, Jeb ^a   Grant, Roy ^a   Pruitt, Jennifer ^a   Brito, Arturo ^b  

^a Children's Health Fund   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; Information storage and retrieval; Medical informatics; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863815640     PISSN: 00653101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2012.04.004     Document Type: Review

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