Patient experiences at primary care practices using electronic health records

Journal of Medical Practice Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-176

  De Leon, Samantha F ^a   Silfen, Sheryl L ^a   Wang, Jason J ^a   Kamara, Taafoi S ^b   Wu, Winfred Y ^a   Shih, Sarah C ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; CAHPS; Electronic health record; Internet access; Meaningful use; Medically underserved area; Patient experiences

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874691189     PISSN: 87550229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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