Theorising big IT programmes in healthcare: Strong structuration theory meets actor-network theory

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1285-1294

  Greenhalgh, Trisha ^a   Stones, Rob ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actor network theory; Complex change; Healthcare; Information technology; IT programmes; NHS; Structuration theory; UK

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DATA REPOSITORY; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION THEORY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIOLOGY; STATE MEDICINE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950549202     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.034     Document Type: Article

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