The impact of health information technology and e-health on the future demand for physician services

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1998-2004

  Weiner, Jonathan P ^a,b   Yeh, Susan ^a   Blumenthal, David ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888101417     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0680     Document Type: Article

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