Electronic health records, adoption, quality of care, legal and privacy issues and their implementation in emergency departments

Health Policy

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 287-297

  Ben Assuli, Ofir ^a  

^a ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electronic health records; Emergency department

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; REVIEW; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PRIVACY; UTILIZATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONALITY; PRIVACY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84923311812     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.014     Document Type: Review

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