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Preparing the Staff for New Technologies

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Organizational Aspects of Health Informatics

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Most organizations proclaim that their staff is their most valued resource and then act in completely contrary ways. As health care organizations strive for higher productivity in this very competitive market, it will be the health care systems that most effectively manage their human resources that will truly win the race.

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  1. Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, 231 Bethesda Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Nancy M. Lorenzi (Associate Senior Vice President)

  2. 221 Hilltop Lane, Cincinnati, OH, 45215, USA

    Robert T. Riley (President, Riley Associates)

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Lorenzi, N.M., Riley, R.T. (1995). Preparing the Staff for New Technologies. In: Organizational Aspects of Health Informatics. Computers in Health Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4184-1_11

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