ISSN:
0959-3845
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Computer Science
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Sociology
Notes:
Considers the problems of a multi-disciplinary team working together to understand and evaluate a healthcare information system, which itself is situated in a complex organisational and political environment. Provides general discussion of problems faced by evaluators of such systems. Describes this specific evaluation project (Electronic Patient Records in the UK National Health Service), gives an account of the evaluation process as it occurred, highlights some of the problems encountered, and discusses attempts to overcome these. Suggests that social, organisational and political factors are inherent in all such research enterprises, and that in order to facilitate a rich understanding of complex systems, these factors must also be considered as part of the research data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09593849910278277
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