International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 9 , Pages 649-657 , September 2010

The impact of an integrated hospital-community medical information system on quality and service utilization in hospital departments

  • Nurit Nirel

      Affiliations

    • Smokler Center for Health Policy Research, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, JDC Hill, POB 3886, Jerusalem 91037, Israel. Tel.: +972 6557420; fax: +972 5612391.
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  • Bruce Rosen

      Affiliations

    • Smokler Center for Health Policy Research, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Assaf Sharon

      Affiliations

    • Smokler Center for Health Policy Research, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Orna Blondheim

      Affiliations

    • HaEmek Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Afula, Israel
    • ,
  • Michael Sherf

      Affiliations

    • Soroka Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Be’er Sheva, Israel
    • ,
  • Hadar Samuel

      Affiliations

    • Smokler Center for Health Policy Research, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel
    • ,
  • Arnon D. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Chief Physician's Bureau, Clalit Health Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Received 18 March 2010 ,Revised 24 June 2010 ,Accepted 26 June 2010.

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PII: S1386-5056(10)00124-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.06.005

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 9 , Pages 649-657 , September 2010

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