INTRODUCTION During the past 20 years, with huge advances in information technology and particularly, in the areas of health, various forms of electronic records have been discussed, designed or implemented. Although making health records automatically has many advantages but unfortunately in some cases, creation of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system seems to be complicated. E-health (Ele...

CONTEXT Information is limited regarding the readiness of primary care practices to make the transformational changes necessary to implement the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model. Using comparative, qualitative data, we provide practical guidelines for assessing and increasing readiness for PCMH implementation. METHODS We used a comparative case study design to assess primary care pr...

The role and impact of organizational issues on information systems and their management remains a topic of interest in scientific enquiry. This paper presents a description of a research project of which the main aim was to study the relationship between organizational culture and information systems management as well as change readiness and information systems management. Data for this study...

In this era of knowledge economics, the role of knowledge management is becoming increasingly important. Intellectual capital represents a collection of intangible assets known as knowledge assets, and practitioners often speculate on the relationship between knowledge management readiness and intellectual capital. To date, however, most research has focused on the link between knowledge manage...