Organizational effects of information and communication technology (ICT) in elderly homecare: A case study

Health Informatics Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-210

  Vimarlund, Vivian ^a   Olve Nils Goran, N G ^a   Scandurra, Isabella ^b   Koch, Sabine ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly homecare; Organizational effects; Participatory design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; SWEDEN; TEAMWORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 49949096843     PISSN: 14604582     EISSN: 17412811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X08092830     Document Type: Article

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