Assessing electronic health record systems in emergency departments: Using a decision analytic Bayesian model

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 712-729

  Ben Assuli, Ofir ^a   Leshno, Moshe ^b  

^a ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; decision support systems; decision trees; electronic health records; emergency department; medical decision making

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; UTILIZATION;

BAYES THEOREM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84981309710     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1460458215584203     Document Type: Article

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