Impact of Homecare Electronic Health Record on Timeliness of Clinical Documentation, Reimbursement, and Patient Outcomes

P. S. Sockolow; K. H. Bowles; M. C. Adelsberger; J. L. Chittams; C. Liao

doi:10.4338/ACI-2013-12-RA-0106

Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents

Appl Clin Inform 2014; 05(02): 445-462
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2013-12-RA-0106

Research Article

Schattauer GmbH

Impact of Homecare Electronic Health Record on Timeliness of Clinical Documentation, Reimbursement, and Patient Outcomes

Authors

P. S. Sockolow

¹Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA, USA
K. H. Bowles

²University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA
M. C. Adelsberger

³Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA, USA
J. L. Chittams

²University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA
C. Liao

⁴Temple University College of Health Professions and Social Work, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Keywords

Evaluation studies - technology evaluation - clinical information systems - patient care team - aged - homecare

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