Exploring hospitals' adoption of information technology

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-355

  Burke, D E ^a   Wang, B B L ^c   Wan, T T H ^b   Diana, M L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adoption; Diffusion; Information systems; Innovation; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DATA BASE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MARKETING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036676027     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015872805768     Document Type: Article

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