Transient and sustained changes in operational performance, patient evaluation, and medication administration during electronic health record implementation in the emergency department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 320-328

  Ward, Michael J ^a   Froehle, Craig M ^b,d   Hart, Kimberly W ^c   Collins, Sean P ^a   Lindsell, Christopher J ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894105012     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.08.019     Document Type: Article

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