Effects of exam room EHR use on doctor-patient communication: A systematic literature review

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-39

  Kazmi, Zainab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computerised medical records systems; Electronic health records; Health communication; Medical informatics; Physician patient relations; Primary health care; Professional patient relations

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES;

EID: 84897048560     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: 14759985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v21i1.37     Document Type: Review

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