Cloud-based hospital information system as a service for grassroots healthcare institutions

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Yao, Qin ^a   Han, Xiong ^b   Ma, Xi Kun ^c   Xue, Yi Feng ^d   Chen, Yi Jun ^e   Li, Jing Song ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Health Information Management Center Joint Logistic Department of Nanjing Military Command   (China)

^c NANJING GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NANJING MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

^d People's Liberation Army Cancer Center of Nanjing Bayi Hospital   (China)

^e Department of General Surgery   (China)

Author keywords

Cloud computing; Cloud based hospital information service; Cloud based medical service delivery; Software as a service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL SERVICE; CHINA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

CHINA; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 84903865657     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0104-3     Document Type: Article

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