A strategy for empowerment: The role of midwives in computer systems implementation

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 101-113

  Carroll, Tony ^a  

^a ROTUNDA HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Gender; Midwives; Project Management; Re engineering; Training

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MIDWIVES; PATIENT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ENGINEERING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT; MIDWIFE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRAINING;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; CONTRACT SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDWIFERY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OWNERSHIP; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0031238752     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(97)00039-4     Document Type: Article

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