Effect of an electronic medical record information system on emergency department performance

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 201-204

  Mohan, Murugabalaji K ^a   Bishop, Rod O ^a   Mallows, James L ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION;

AUSTRALIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME MANAGEMENT; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 84874629491     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10499     Document Type: Article

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