Health information technologies in geriatrics and gerontology: A mixed systematic review

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1109-1119

  Vedel, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Akhlaghpour, Saeed ^c   Vaghefi, Isaac ^c   Bergman, Howard ^a,b   Lapointe, Liette ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMBASE; EMPOWERMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GERIATRICS; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

AGED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84886295120     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001705     Document Type: Review

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