Performance evaluation of medical records departments by analytical hierarchy process (AHP) approach in the selected hospitals in Isfahan: Medical Records Dep. & AHP

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1165-1171

  Ajami, Sima ^a   Ketabi, Saeedeh ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Evaluating; Medical records department; Performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAINSTORMING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; PERFORMANCE; SCIENTIST; SPRING;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; IRAN; MEDICAL RECORDS DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84864056562     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-010-9578-9     Document Type: Article

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