EHR adoption across China's tertiary hospitals: A cross-sectional observational study

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-121

  Shu, Ting ^a   Liu, Haiyi ^b   Goss, Foster R ^c   Yang, Wei ^a   Zhou, Li ^d,e   Bates, David W ^d,e   Liang, Minghui ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Qinghua Changgeng Hospital   (China)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health record; Evaluation; Health information systems; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL OBSERVATIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EVALUATION; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

GRADING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; INVESTMENTS; RECORDS MANAGEMENT;

HOSPITALS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL BED; INCOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EVALUATION; HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84891824516     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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