Networkcentric healthcare: Applying the tools, techniques and strategies of knowledge management to create superior healthcare operations

International Journal of Electronic Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-429

  Von Lubitz, Dag ^a,b   Wickramasinghe, Nilmini ^c  

^a MedSMART Inc   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; Germane knowledge; Healthcare doctrine; Healthcare management; Healthcare operations; Healthcare technology; Information asymmetry; Knowledge Management (KM); Networkcentric healthcare

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPUTER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33748272304     PISSN: 17418453     EISSN: 17418461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeh.2006.010429     Document Type: Review

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