Are low income patients receiving the benefits of electronic health records? A statewide survey

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-100

  Butler, Matthew J ^a   Harootunian, Gevork ^b   Johnson, William G ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparity; electronic health record; health information technology; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISPARITY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

DISPARITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAID;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARIZONA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS; POVERTY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878368107     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458212460846     Document Type: Review

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