Lessons from a failed information systems initiative: Issues for complex organisations

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-46

  Southon, Gray ^a   Sauer, Chris ^b   Dampney, Kit ^c  

^a Hlth Mgmt Research and Analysis   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Failure; Health service; Implementation; Information technology; Organisation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH SERVICES;

HEALTH CARE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032770679     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(99)00018-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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