What Constitutes the Field of Health Information Systems? Fostering a Systematic Framework and Research Agenda
ISBN
978 09559283 14
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-09-08
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Editor(s)
Research Team
IWI1
Abstract
The main aim of this paper is to present a research agenda and systematic framework of what the field of Health Information Systems is about, namely its central topics and connecting areas. In doing so, we try to provide a cohesive big picture for academics and professionals that are interested in conducting research in this broad area. By using a large number of disparate data sources, we identified three major research fields and eighteen sub-fields. As this discipline is quite new and heterogeneous in terms of themes and educational backgrounds of its researchers, we see our conceptualisation as first step for getting a collective understanding of this field as well as a common starting point for discussing future directions.
Funding(s)
Language
English
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Book title
ISHIMR 2011 : proceedings of the fifteenth International Symposium for Health Information Management Research
Event Title
15th International Symposium on Health Information Management Research (ISHIMR)
Event Location
Zurich
Event Date
08.-09.09.2011
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Eprints ID
214549