Rights and responsibilities of users of electronic health records

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1479-1483

  Sittig, Dean F ^a   Singh, Hardeep ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TEAMWORK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866556184     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111599     Document Type: Article

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