Does single-source create an added value? Evaluating the impact of introducing x4T into the clinical routine on workflow modifications, data quality and cost-benefit

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 915-928

  Bruland, Philipp ^a   Forster, Christian ^a   Breil, Bernhard ^b   Ständer, Sonja ^a   Dugas, Martin ^a   Fritz, Fleur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NIEDERRHEIN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Data quality; Electronic health records; Evaluation; Process optimization; Secondary use

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

DATA QUALITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ERROR-PRONE PROCESS; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROCESS MODIFICATIONS; RESEARCH DOCUMENTATION; SECONDARY USE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRURITUS; QUALITY CONTROL; WORKFLOW; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOFTWARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84919351199     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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