Health information exchange capabilities in skilled nursing facilities

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 346-358

  Filipova, Anna A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical functions; Health information exchange capabilities; Skilled nursing facilities; Telehealth and telemonitoring capabilities

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL ORDER; NURSING HOME; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; TELEMONITORING; ECONOMICS; NURSING INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HUMANS; NURSING INFORMATICS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84957567107     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: 15389774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000169     Document Type: Article

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