Which components of health information technology will drive financial value?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 438-445

  Kern, Lisa M ^a,b   Wilcox, Adam ^c   Shapiro, Jason ^d   Dhopeshwarkar, Rina V ^a,b   Kaushal, Rainu ^a,b,e  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COST SAVINGS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEANINGFUL USE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869236791     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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