IT, change and evaluation: An overview of the role of evaluation in health services

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 125-133

  Southon, Gray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complexity; Decisionmaking; Health services; Information technology; Organisation; Organizational Change; Technology evaluation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; THERAPY; WEATHER;

EID: 0033485936     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(99)00043-X     Document Type: Article

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