Policy initiatives for Health Information Technology: A qualitative study of U.S. expectations and Canada's experience

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 713-722

  Salzberg, Claudia A ^a   Jang, Yeona ^b   Rozenblum, Ronen ^c   Zimlichman, Eyal ^c   Tamblyn, Robyn ^d   Bates, David W ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Data standards; Delivery of health care; Electronic health records; Health care reform; Health information technology; Health IT policies; Interoperability; Medical informatics; Policy making; Technology infrastructure; U.K.; U.S.

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DATA STANDARDS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH CARE REFORMS; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; IT POLICIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE; U.K.; U.S.;

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTEROPERABILITY; INVESTMENTS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; STANDARDS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER SECURITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; HEALTH POLICY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866148335     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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