Perceptions of the effect of information and communication technology on the quality of care delivered in emergency departments: A cross-site qualitative study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-144

  Callen, Joanne ^a   Paoloni, Richard ^b   Li, Julie ^a   Stewart, Michael ^a   Gibson, Kathryn ^c   Georgiou, Andrew ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a   Westbrook, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKFLOW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872604640     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.08.032     Document Type: Article

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