Factors associated with electronic health record use among nurse practitioners in the United States

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 48-58

  Jones, Emily B ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic health records; nurse managed clinics; nursing workforce; rural

Indexed keywords

COORDINATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING PRACTICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85015978580     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: 15503267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000169     Document Type: Article

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