The Computerization of French Hospital Institutions: Social and Technical Implications for System Devlopment

By Karin Johanna Schneider

Rising costs in the maintenance of a high standard of care has driven Health Care managers to invest in information system technology as a competitive weapon. This book focuses on an interdisciplinary approach based on the technical characteristics of computer systems and the analysis of social impacts induced by information system technology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820435619
• ISBN13: 9780820435619
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages