title: Adoption of information technology in primary care physician offices in Alberta and Denmark, Part 1: Historical, technical and cultural forces.
abstract: Denmark and Alberta are both advanced in the application of the Western scientific model of healthcare and both currently enjoy similar levels of economic prosperity. This article evaluates the current state, driving forces and general health system factors that have impacted two culturally and historically different medical jurisdictions--Denmark and Alberta, Canada.
authors.affiliation: University of Victoria, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Protti
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edworthy
authors.forename: Ib
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Johansen
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D003718:Denmark; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D007256:Information Systems; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D010821:Physicians, Family