IT and institutional constraints: effects of legal and administrative constraints to use it in production of health care services - focus on Finland

This paper looks into the legal and administrative frameworks governing the different aspects of using IT as a medium and a tool in production of health care services. The administrative framework is described from the point of view of the status quo in Finland. The issues are elaborated by a discussion of a number of legal aspects and a short description of normative insights from actors in the health care production collected through a survey.