A review of PHR, EMR and EHR integration: A more personalized healthcare and public health policy

Health Policy and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 20-25

  Heart, Tsipi ^a   Ben Assuli, Ofir ^a   Shabtai, Itamar ^b  

^a ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

^b The College of Management Academic Studies ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

EHR; EMR; Integration; Patient centered care; PHR; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE;

EID: 84994155835     PISSN: 22118837     EISSN: 22118845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlpt.2016.08.002     Document Type: Article

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