Where are we on the diffusion curve? Trends and drivers of primary care physicians' use of health information technology

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1 PART 2, 2014, Pages 347-360

  Audet, Anne Marie ^a   Squires, David ^b   Doty, Michelle M ^c  

^a Delivery System Reform and Breakthrough Opportunities Commonwealth Fund   (United States)

^b International Program in Health Policy and Practice Innovations Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^c Public Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

EMR adoption; Financial incentives; Health information exchange; Primary care physicians; Shared resources; Small physician practices

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; DRIVER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; POSTAL MAIL; STUDY DESIGN; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMR ADOPTION; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MASS COMMUNICATION; REIMBURSEMENT; SHARED RESOURCES; SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICES; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMR ADOPTION; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS; SHARED RESOURCES; SMALL PHYSICIAN PRACTICES;

DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SMALL BUSINESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897018509     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12139     Document Type: Article

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