ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS - A MODEL APPROACH

In this paper, we present a model that describes the stages of the-imp lementation of an information system in a health care organization. Th e model offers no explanation of the implementation process but rather describes in a cyclic order the domains that are relevant when implem enting a system. The model offers thus an opportunity to identify gaps in our knowledge and understanding of implementation processes and pr ovides also the conceptual basis for a higher education course of heal th informatics that is focusing on organizational change and the pivot al role of information and communication technology. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.