Tightrope Walking: Standardisation Meets Local Work-Practice in a Hospital

International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research (IJITSR)

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Ellingsen, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

healthcare; information infrastructure; quality; standardisation; work practices; workflow

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001833328     PISSN: 15393062     EISSN: 15393054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jitsr.2004010101     Document Type: Article

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