Explaining the Health Information Technology Paradox
Author
Avgar, Ariel C.
Litwin, Adam Seth
Abstract
Excerpt] The substantial gap between the promise inherent in upgrading information systems in health care and the documented reality has baffled health care scholars. Why is a technology so clearly capable of creating efficiencies, increasing safety, and promoting greater information sharing and coordination across professionals failing to live up to expectations?
Date Issued
2014-01-01
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Required Publisher Statement: © Labor and Employment Relations Association. Final version published as: Avgar, A. C., & Litwin, A. S. (2014). Explaining the health information technology paradox. Perspectives on Work, 18(1-2), 15-18. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
Type
article