Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of EHR: Simulation of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Emergency Department

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Ben Assuli, Ofir ^a   Ziv, Amitai ^b,c   Sagi, Doron ^b   Ironi, Avinoah ^b   Leshno, Moshe ^c  

^a ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Electronic health record; Emergency departments; Markov model; QALY

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EHR SYSTEM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEG PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIMULATION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MARKOV CHAIN; MEDICAL STAFF; SIMULATION TRAINING;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MARKOV CHAINS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SIMULATION TRAINING;

EID: 84964470531     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-016-0502-9     Document Type: Article

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