Using a descriptive model of change when implementing large scale clinical information systems to identify priorities for further research

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 43-50

  Aarts, Jos ^a   Peel, Victor ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Descriptive model; Design and implementation of clinical information systems; Electronic patient record systems; Health informatics; Organizational change and impact; Research

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD SYSTEM; HEALTH INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION CHANGE;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0033485856     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(99)00045-3     Document Type: Article

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