Information technology capacities assessment tool in hospitals: Instrument development and validation

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-106

  Jaana, Mirou ^a   Paré, Guy ^b   Sicotte, Claude ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Information systems; Information technology; Survey; Systems integration

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; ASSESSMENT TOOL; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; INFORMATION SHARING; INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEDLINE; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RESPONSE RATE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TIME FRAME;

HOSPITALS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTRUMENT; MEDLINE; PSYCHOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CANADA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; QUEBEC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 60749114452     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090138     Document Type: Article

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