Performance effects related to the sequence of integration of healthcare technologies

Production and Operations Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-333

  Angst, Corey M ^a   Devaraj, Sarv ^a   Queenan, Carrie C ^a   Greenwood, Brad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare performance; healthcare technology; interoperability; sequence; technology integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956155401     PISSN: 10591478     EISSN: 19375956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01218.x     Document Type: Article

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