To decay is system: The challenges of keeping a health information system alive

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 76, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 252-260

  Wetter, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Information systems; Quality control; Socio technical approaches; Systems analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; SOCIO TECHNICAL APPROACHES; SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; GERMANY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34247246352     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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