Electronic health systems: Challenges faced by hospital-based providers

Health Care Manager

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-252

  Agno, Christina Farala ^a   Guo, Kristina L ^a  

^a University of Hawaii West Oahu   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic health records (EHRs); electronic medical records (EMRs); health care challenges; HITECH Act; hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

CONFIDENTIALITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL ERRORS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84881595733     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: 1550512X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCM.0b013e31829d76a4     Document Type: Article

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