title: Health informatics in the context of user ownership.
abstract: Of fundamental importance to the successful implementation of health information systems is the public and professional acceptability of their inclusion in the healthcare process. Surprisingly, the health care sector is embracing the informatics revolution somewhat reluctantly. Even in the areas that progress can be seen and assessed, the rate of change is erratic and inconsistent when compared across the spectrum of health care informatics. The mystery intensifies if one considers the situation in global scale: despite the diversity in approaches and models used, the reluctance perseveres. One can only suspect that there is a common, underlying, reason which slows down the process and forces the whole sector in being reluctant to accept change.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Physics Dept., Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, UK. cskouras@iee.org
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Skouras
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008490:Medical Informatics; D010067:Ownership