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Management of Information in Healthcare Organizations

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After reading this chapter, you should know the answers to these questions:

  • What are the primary information requirements of healthcare organizations?

  • What are the clinical, financial, and administrative functions provided by a healthcare information system (HCIS), and what are the potential benefits of implementing such a system?

  • How have changes in healthcare delivery models changed the scope and capabilities of HCISs over time?

  • How do differences among business strategies and organizational structures influence information systems choices?

  • What are the major challenges to implementing and managing HCISs?

  • How are ongoing healthcare reforms, technological advances, and changing social norms likely to affect HCIS requirements in the future?

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Vice President and Chief Information Officer, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Lynn Harold Vogel

  2. Consultant, San Diego, CA, USA

    Leslie E. Perreault

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  1. Lynn Harold Vogel
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032-3720, USA

    Edward H. Shortliffe MD, PhD, MACP  & James J. Cimino MD, FACP  & 

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Vogel, L.H., Perreault, L.E. (2006). Management of Information in Healthcare Organizations. In: Shortliffe, E.H., Cimino, J.J. (eds) Biomedical Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36278-9_13

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