Use of information and communication technologies to support effective work practice innovation in the health sector: A multi-site study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^b   Gibson, Kathryn ^c   Paoloni, Richard ^d   Callen, Joanne ^a   Georgiou, Andrew ^a   Creswick, Nerida ^a   Robertson, Louise ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSUMER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INVESTMENT; LITERATURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

EID: 72949124176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-201     Document Type: Article

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