International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 6 , Pages 430-437 , June 2010

The effect of computerized decision support on barriers to guideline implementation: A qualitative study in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation

  • Rick Goud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Gupta Strategists, Ophemert, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Mariette van Engen-Verheul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Nicolette F. de Keizer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Roland Bal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Arie Hasman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Irene M. Hellemans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Niels Peek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Academic Medical Center, Department of Medical Informatics, Room J1b-110, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 205667872; fax: +31 206919840.

Received 30 May 2009 ,Revised 21 February 2010 ,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.03.001

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 6 , Pages 430-437 , June 2010

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