Critical factors for the adoption of mobile nursing information systems in Taiwan: The nursing department administrators' perspective

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 369-377

  Hsiao, Shih Jung ^a   Li, Yi Chang ^b   Chen, Ying Ling ^c   Ko, Hsi Ching ^d  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adoption; Mobile nursing information systems; Nursing administrator

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSING CARE; NURSING INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSING MANAGEMENT; TAIWAN;

DATA COLLECTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HUMANS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING INFORMATICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 72349096612     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-008-9199-8     Document Type: Article

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