Usage and effect of health information exchange: A systematic review

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 803-811

  Rudin, Robert S ^a   Motala, Aneesa ^a   Goldzweig, Caroline L ^b   Shekelle, Paul G ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONFIDENTIALITY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CONFIDENTIALITY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919486912     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-0877     Document Type: Article

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