Health Information Technology Workforce Needs of Rural Primary Care Practices

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-66

  Skillman, Susan M ^a   Andrilla, C Holly A ^a   Patterson, Davis G ^a   Fenton, Susan H ^b   Ostergard, Stefanie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Primary care; Technology; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84920286815     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12081     Document Type: Article

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