Are doctors the structural weakness in the e-health building?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1155-1164

  Hannan, T J ^a   Celia, C ^b  

^a LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

Author keywords

E health; Information management; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; E-MAIL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONSULTATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

E-HEALTH; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84885929516     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12270     Document Type: Article

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