The association between health information technology adoption and family physicians' practice patterns in Canada: Evidence from 2007 and 2010 national physician surveys

Healthcare Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Sarma, Sisira ^a   Hajizadeh, Mohammad ^a   Thind, Amardeep ^a   Chan, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE; REMUNERATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84883724725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17156572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2013.23467     Document Type: Review

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