Coordination at the Point of Need

Oncology Informatics: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Processes and Outcomes in Cancer

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 81-100

  Kim, Katherine K ^a   Bell, Janice F ^a   Reed, Sarah C ^a   Whitney, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Care coordination; health information technology; oncology; patient centered; person centered

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055660088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802115-6.00005-7     Document Type: Chapter

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