JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 398-407 , July 2009

Information Technology Sophistication in Nursing Homes

  • Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Gregory L. Alexander, PhD, RN, University of Missouri, Sinclair School of Nursing, S415, Columbia, MO 65101.
    • ,
  • Douglas S. Wakefield, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Care Quality, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

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 This study was funded by University of Missouri, Research Council Grant URC-O6–039, IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes. PI: Alexander, GL.

 This project was supported by grant K08HS016862 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (PI: Gregory Alexander). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

PII: S1525-8610(09)00080-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.02.001

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Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 398-407 , July 2009

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