Measuring the value and sustainability of internet-based ICTs in healthcare organisations

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 319-332

  Lettieri, Emanuele ^a   Masella, Cristina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health technology assessment; Healthcare organisations; Investment assessment RIS PAC systems; Medical technology; Success failure factors; Technology strategy; Value drivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CASE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; INVESTMENT; ITALY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RADIOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 32044454394     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijhtm.2006.008439     Document Type: Article

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