Lessons learned implementing a regional health information exchange in Geneva as a pilot for the Swiss national eHealth strategy

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Geissbuhler, Antoine ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EHealth; Human factors; National eHealth strategy; Regional health information exchange

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; E-HEALTH SYSTEMS; EHEALTH; EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; FINANCIAL PRESSURE; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES; LESSONS LEARNED; POTENTIAL BENEFITS;

HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PILOT STUDY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PILOT PROJECTS; SWITZERLAND; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84876990536     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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