The role of integration in health-based information infrastructures

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 557-584

  Ellingsen, Gunnar ^a   Røed, Kristoffer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Information infrastructures; Integration; Laboratory requisitions; Negotiation; Transformation; Users

Indexed keywords

ACTOR NETWORK THEORY; ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH REGIONS; INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES; LABORATORY SYSTEM; NEGOTIATION; TRANSFORMATION; USERS;

HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; INTEGRATION; LABORATORIES;

INFORMATION THEORY;

EID: 78650873826     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: 15737551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10606-010-9122-y     Document Type: Article

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