Health information exchange: National and international approaches

Advances in Health Care Management

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-24

  Vest, Joshua R ^a  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Health care systems; Health information exchange; Health information technology; International; Medical informatics

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NORTH AMERICA; REVIEW;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NORTH AMERICA; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84865811327     PISSN: 14748231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1474-8231(2012)0000012005     Document Type: Article

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