e-Health readiness assessment tools for healthcare institutions in developing countries

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 425-431

  Khoja, Shariq ^a,b   Scott, Richard E ^a   Casebeer, Ann L ^a   Mohsin, M ^c   Ishaq, A F M ^c   Gilani, Salman ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c Department of Electrical Computer Engineering   (Pakistan)

^d HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGER; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEHEALTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 38349120780     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.0064     Document Type: Article

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