Health information technology in nursing homes: Why and how?

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 150-151

  Spinelli Moraski, Carla ^a   Richards, Kathy ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84884316413     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20130712-01     Document Type: Editorial

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