Relationship between quality of care and choice of clinical computing system: Retrospective analysis of family practice performance under the UK's quality and outcomes framework

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Kontopantelis, Evangelos ^a   Buchan, Iain ^a   Reeves, David ^a   Checkland, Kath ^a   Doran, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884581415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003190     Document Type: Article

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