Information Technology (IT) and the Healthcare Industry: A SWOT Analysis

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-92

  Helms, Marilyn M ^a   Moore, Rita ^a   Ahmadi, Mohammad ^b  

^a DALTON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare; information technology; medical errors; patients; quality; safety; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001777374     PISSN: 15553396     EISSN: 1555340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jhisi.2008010105     Document Type: Article

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