Computerized provider documentation: Findings and implications of a multisite study of clinicians and administrators

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 718-726

  Embi, Peter J ^a   Weir, Charlene ^b   Efthimiadis, Efthimis N ^c   Thielke, Stephen M ^d,e   Hedeen, Ashley N ^e   Hammond, Kenric W ^d,e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; COORDINATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; WORKFLOW;

CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84882787432     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-000946     Document Type: Article

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