National electronic health records and the digital disruption of moral orders

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-77

  Garrety, Karin ^a   McLoughlin, Ian ^b   Wilson, Rob ^c   Zelle, Gregor ^a   Martin, Mike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Digital disruption; Moral order; National electronic health record systems; Personal control; Policy; Responsibilities; Rights

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; MORALITY; STAKEHOLDER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRIVACY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK REDUCTION;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; DIGITAL DISRUPTION; MORAL ORDER; NATIONAL ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS; PERSONAL CONTROL; POLICY; RESPONSIBILITIES; RIGHTS;

AUSTRALIA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORALS; PATIENT RIGHTS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84894106441     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.029     Document Type: Article

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