IT for care, efficiency and cultural change.
A successful information technology (IT) strategy will not be a cure-all. It can, however, be a major facilitator to bringing about management and cultural change. Neil Spencer-Jones outlines how this was achieved at Ashworth Special Hospital.
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Ashworth Hospital.
D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000191:economics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom