This article is a case study of privacy considerations in the adoption Research Information Management (RIM) System. RIM Systems collect, store, and link together metadata for research, service, grants, teaching activities. Sometimes called Current (CRIS) or Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR), these systems enable institutions to collect data from different internal combine it with external infor...

Major challenges remain in Latin American countries experiencing Healthcare Reform. Among these challenges, the implementation of decentralised organisation and management seems to be a central problem. Besides top-down, prescribed initiatives for reorganisation such as decentralised organisational structures, the organisational challenge of implementing information systems and strengthening th...

addiction is a phenomenon that causes structural changes in different systems of society. studies show for planning of addiction prevention and treatment, it is necessary to create an information management system. substance dependence information systems refer to systems which collect, analyse and report data related to substance dependence information. the aim of this study was to identify ad...

It is shown in the given paper that the definitive aspect of gas industry sustainable development is a well defined scientifically substantiated strategy which represents, to a large extent, the art of management based on long-term forecasts. This task can be fulfilled by developing an adequate systems analysis methodology where the gas industry is seen as a complex graph decomposed into separa...

introduction: efficient use of information systems in provision of health services is very important for achieving efficiency, effectiveness and service quality. in this study the various aspects of clinical information systems implementation and estimate of one of main users' knowledge about these systems in hospitals was investigated. methods: this study was conducted in two-stages: in the fi...

Statistics and information are considered the most important source of power in organizations and the source for all managerial activities. If correct and comprehensive information are readily at hand, incorrect decisions will be reduced to a minimum. The purpose of this study is to review the effects of hospital information system in regards to effectiveness of decisions made by managers. The ...

Reyes Gonzalez is a Senior Lecturer in Business Management and Information Systems at the University of Alicante. Her current research interests are Information Systems Management, EBusiness and Outsourcing Processes. She has published articles in several journals, e.g. Business Process Management Journal, Information Processing and Management, Information and Management, Information Technology...