A survey of primary care doctors in ten countries shows progress in use of health information technology, less in other areas

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2805-2816

  Schoen, Cathy ^a   Osborn, Robin ^a   Squires, David ^a   Doty, Michelle ^a   Rasmussen, Petra ^a   Pierson, Roz ^b   Applebaum, Sandra ^b  

^a The Commonwealth Fund   (United States)

^b Harris Interactive   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84871915682     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0884     Document Type: Article

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