Issues in the multi-disciplinary assessment of healthcare information systems

Information Technology & People

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 253-275

  Heathfield, Heather ^a   Hudson, Peter ^b   Kay, Stephen ^b   Mackay, Lesley ^c   Marley, Tom ^b   Nicholson, Lorraine ^b   Peel, Victor ^b   Roberts, Ruth ^d   Williams, John ^d  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Bayeswater Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d School of Postgraduate Studies in Medical and Health Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Evaluation; Health care; Information systems; National Health Service; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172626     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593849910278277     Document Type: Article

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