Triaging patients at risk of influenza using a patient portal

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 549-554

  Rosenbloom, S Trent ^a   Daniels, Titus L ^a   Talbot, Thomas R ^a   McClain, Taylor ^b   Hennes, Robert ^c   Stenner, Shane ^a   Muse, Sue ^a   Jirjis, Jim ^a   Jackson, Gretchen Purcell ^a,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Tennessee Hospital Administration   (United States)

^d MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLU TOOL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; RISK FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TELEMEDICINE; TENNESSEE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84865169730     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000382     Document Type: Article

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