The natural hospital environment: A socio-technical-material perspective

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 140-158

  Fernando, Juanita ^a   Dawson, Linda ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer security; Delivery of health care; Environment; Evaluation; Framework; Health information technology; Medical informatics; Model; Organisational framework; Outcomes; Technology framework

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPUTER PRIVACY; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MODELS; SECURITY OF DATA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FRAMEWORK; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; ORGANISATIONAL; OUTCOMES;

HOSPITALS;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CASE STUDY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SECURITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; JOB SECURITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATURAL HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; PATIENT CARE; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SOCIOTECHNICAL MATERIAL FRAMEWORK; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SECURITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; FRAMEWORK; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MODEL; ORGANISATIONAL FRAMEWORK; OUTCOMES; TECHNOLOGY FRAMEWORK;

BUDGETS; EFFICIENCY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; SECURITY MEASURES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84891826514     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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