Health information exchange, system size and information silos

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-42

  Miller, Amalia R ^a   Tucker, Catherine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare IT; Network externalities; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PUBLIC FIGURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

EID: 84887571235     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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