Will information and communication technology disrupt the health system and deliver on its promise?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 399-400

  Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Braithwaite, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL ETHICS; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 77958030023     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03968.x     Document Type: Review

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