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Adapting to the implementation of a Medical Information System: A comparison of short- versus long-term findings

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This study compares short and long-term responses of a panel of hospital employees to the introduction of a Medical Information System. Personality attributes, education, age, and the person's work shift consistently affected the quality of employee adaptation.

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  1. From the Graduate program in Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois

    Michael A. Counte Ph.D., Kristen H. Kjerulff Ph.D., Jeffrey C. Salloway Ph.D. & Bruce C. Campbell Dr. P.H.

  2. Center of Research, School of Nursing, University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

    Michael A. Counte Ph.D., Kristen H. Kjerulff Ph.D., Jeffrey C. Salloway Ph.D. & Bruce C. Campbell Dr. P.H.

  3. Campbell Associates, Chicago, Illinois

    Michael A. Counte Ph.D., Kristen H. Kjerulff Ph.D., Jeffrey C. Salloway Ph.D. & Bruce C. Campbell Dr. P.H.

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This research was supported in part by Grant SO7440547718 from the Biomedical Research Support Grant Program, Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health.

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Counte, M.A., Kjerulff, K.H., Salloway, J.C. et al. Adapting to the implementation of a Medical Information System: A comparison of short- versus long-term findings. J Med Syst 11, 11–20 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00992596

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