A cross-case analysis of technology-in-use practices: EPR-adaptation in Canada and Norway

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Boulus, Nina ^a   Bjorn, Pernille ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computerized; Hospital information systems; Medical informatics; Medical Record Systems; Qualitative research; Technology adaptation; Technology in use practices

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY ADAPTATION; TECHNOLOGY-IN-USE PRACTICES;

HEALTH CARE;

TECHNOLOGY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77955872821     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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