Electronic medical record systems in critical access hospitals: leadership perspectives on anticipated and realized benefits.
The growth of electronic medical records (EMRs) is driven by the belief that EMRs will significantly improve healthcare providers' performance and reduce healthcare costs. Evidence supporting these beliefs is limited, especially for small rural hospitals. A survey that focused on health information...
| Publicado en: | Perspectives in Health Information Management Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 17p - 18 |
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American Health Information Management Association
Spring2010
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