Supporting health professionals through information and communication technologies: A systematic review of the effects of information and communication technologies on recruitment and retention

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-274

  Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a,b   Pollender, Hugo ^b   Trépanier, Amélie ^b   Duplàa, Emmanuel ^c   Ly, Birama Apho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

health professional; information and communication technologies (ICTs); job satisfaction; recruitment; retention

Indexed keywords

DATA EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE SECTORS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS); POSITIVE EFFECTS; RECRUITMENT; REMOTE AREAS; RETENTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB SATISFACTION;

EMPLOYMENT;

CANADA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION;

EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUEBEC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 79957615553     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0175     Document Type: Review

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