Improving quality through effective implementation of information technology in healthcare

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 259-266

  Øvretveit, John ^a,b   Scott, Tim ^c   Rundall, Thomas G ^d   Shortell, Stephen M ^d   Brommels, Mats ^a,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Health care; Information technology; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGER; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWEDEN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THEORY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 34648814067     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm031     Document Type: Article

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