Towards a qualitative-informed model for EPR implementation: considering organizational culture

Information technology (IT) has made a prolific impact, both in sociological and commercial terms. In the commercial world, the pursuit of new technology and working practices has often been at the expense of equal regard for the correct methods to manage the new technology. Contemporary IT techniques and methods include electronic patient records (EPR) which are normally implemented on a local practice or hospital basis. However EPR implementation has major organisational and cultural implications which will form the main focus of the paper