Balancing work practices and protocols in the design of EMR systems: The case of developing an EMR system for antenatal care services in Malawi

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-26

  Chawani, Marlen Stacey ^a   Kaasbøll, Jens ^a   Finken, Sisse ^a   Herstad, Jo ^a   Malata, Address ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Developing countries; EMR system design; Inscriptions; Protocols; Work practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901484242     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00446.x     Document Type: Article

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