Loose coupling and healthcare organizations: Deployment strategies for groupware

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 537-572

  Pinelle, David ^a   Gutwin, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deployment planning; Groupware deployment; Healthcare; Human service organizations; Loose coupling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; GROUPWARE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DEPLOYMENT PLANNING; GROUPWARE DEPLOYMENT; HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS; LOOSE COUPLING;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846296282     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-006-9031-2     Document Type: Article

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