International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 7 , Pages 446-456 , July 2009

The alignment of information systems with organizational objectives and strategies in health care

Received 5 January 2009 ,Revised 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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 The Non-Medical Institutional Review Board of the Office of Research Integrity of the University of Kentucky, USA approved this research, and the subjects gave informed consent.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.02.004

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 78, Issue 7 , Pages 446-456 , July 2009