What it will take to achieve the as-yet-unfulfilled promises of health information technology

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-68

  Kellermann, Arthur L ^a   Jones, Spencer S ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872175884     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0693     Document Type: Article

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