Background The background to this project was a growing district general hospital reliant on
an increasingly outdated system of paper notes, drug charts and separate departments with …

This PhD project was carried out as a part of the research program “Effective Introduction of
Information and Communication Technologies in Hospitals” at the Department of Industrial …

Theories of change and the application of change management principles are popular
topics in the current literature addressing key aspects electronic patient record and clinical …

With the vision of a seamless, state-wide approach to patient management, the Department
of Health within the Queensland State Government of Australia embarked on a digital …

Medical technology,'the apotheosis of medical magic'(Lupton 1994) is idealised as central to
changing practices in hospitals and self perpetuates the rising cost of providing health care …

Implementing a programme of organisational change will have a wide range of effects,
including many that will not have been anticipated. Plans normally have to be adapted to …

Welcome to the October edition of FHJ of 2018. Since I last wrote we have seen a change in
leadership, both at the RCP and in the cabinet. Our new secretary of state is clearly a man …

This study is based on an analysis of administrative information processes within outpatient
clinics within an NHS acute Trust. The aim is to improve outdated practice. Problems had …

Background My academic background and professional experience prior to starting this
research were firmly rooted within a positivist framework and training-a Cambridge …

In 2018, Mayo Clinic completed the largest transformational project in its 150-year history.
Mayo Clinic was prepared to take on the implementation of new software systems (Epic …