Evaluating the impact of the electronic health record on patient flow in a pediatric emergency department

Applied Clinical Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-49

  Mathison, D J ^a   Chamberlain, J M ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Emergency medical services; Hospital information systems; Organizational efficiency; Workflow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884481432     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18690327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2010-08-RA-0046     Document Type: Article

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