Healthcare information systems research, revelations and visions

Healthcare information systems outsourcing

Information systems (IS) outsourcing is a major decision for health care organizations. Analysis of outsourcing costs and benefits have to be made for the departmental or function-specific application of each system. Limited empirical studies have examined healthcare information managers preferences for IS outsourcing. In this paper we report findings from a national survey of more than 16,000 ...

Information Systems and Healthcare XXXIV: Clinical Knowledge Management Systems - Literature Review and Research Issues for Information Systems

Information Systems and Healthcare XVIII: The Introduction of a Healthcare Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Program

As information technology has evolved and branched into Electronic Medical Records (EMR), the adoption of EMRs in healthcare has yet to permeate even half of hospitals. One factor in this lack of adoption is an insufficient supply of knowledgeable information technology professionals in the healthcare environment. To help resolve this shortage of professionals, an undergraduate degree to addres...

Perinatal information systems for quality improvement: visions for today.

Today clinical information is used for a multitude of purposes beyond patient care documentation including quality review and improvement processes, allocation of resources, budgetary and long-term planning, productivity measurement, and justification to payers for services provided. Providers in perinatal medicine are faced with the challenge of finding methods to meet these information needs....

Healthcare Information Systems (HCIS) Curriculum