Health services organizations computer innovation ready or not?

Computers in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Snyder Halpern, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; Decision making; Health information system; Health services organization; Innovation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LOCAL AREA NETWORK; MASS COMMUNICATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; REVIEW;

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL;

EID: 0031134931     PISSN: 07368593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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