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Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations

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ISBN-10: 0470639415

ISBN-13: 9780470639412

Edition: 3rd 2011

Authors: John P. Glaser, Claudia Salzberg

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Thoroughly revised and updated, this book offers a comprehensive resource for understanding information technology (IT) strategic planning and implementation within healthcare institutions. Filled with illustrations and case studies, the book is written for leaders and high-level managers in healthcare organizations. New to this edition are updated concepts and practices, more illustrative examples of strategy as well as updated industry data and technology examples. The book also contains news chapters on IT asset and IT-centric organizational attributes and value and offers learning objectives, key terms, and discussions questions in each chapter.
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Book details

List price: $84.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 3/18/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 7.20" wide x 9.60" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits
Preface
The Authors
An Overview of Strategy
Definition of Strategy
The Need for IT Strategy
Areas of IT Strategy
Strategy Considerations and Conclusions
Characteristics of Strategic Thinking
Linkage of IT Strategy to Organizational Strategy
IT Planning Objectives
Vectors for Arriving at IT Strategy
A Normative Approach to Developing Alignment and IT Strategy
Observations on IT Strategy Development
The Information Technology Asset
Asset Composition and Overview
Application Systems
Technical Architecture
Data
IT Staff
The Chief Information Officer
Observations on the IT Asset
Information Technology-Centric Organizational Capabilities and Characteristics
Managing Change
Governance
Studies of Factors Contributing to Effective IT Use
Strategy Considerations and Conclusions
Complementary Strategies
The Realization of IT-Enabled Value
Strategy Evolution
Governing Concepts
The Competitive Value of Information Technology
High Performance Medicine
HPM Team 1: Investment in Quality and Utilization Infrastructure
HPM Team 2: The Patient Safety Initiative
HPM Team 3: The Uniform High-Quality Initiative
HPM Team 4: Disease Management Initiative
HPM Team 5: The Trend Management Initiative
HPM Governance and Change Management
Personalized Medicine
Partners HealthCare Personalized Medicine and IT
Framing the Strategic Response
The Workflow Process
The End Users
Implementing the IT Strategy
Enterprise IT
Clinical Environment IT
Research IT
Service-Oriented Architecture for Electronic Health Records
Framing the Strategic Response
The Potential Value of SOA
The Challenges of SOA
Approaching the SOA Strategy
The SOA Strategy
Health Care Reform
New Modeles of Care
Payment Reform
National and State Health Information Technology Initiatives
The Effect of Health Care Reform on IT Strategy
The Effect of Health Care Reform on the IT Asset
The Effect of Health Care on Governance
Population Health
Goals of Population Health
Population Health and Health Care Providers
The Effect of Population Health Interests on IT Strategy
Disease Monitoring and Surveillance
Chronic Disease
Immunization Registries
Synthesis of Information Technology Strategy
IT Asset
IT-Centric Organizational Characteristics and Capabilities
Governing Concepts
Complementary Strategies
Strategy Evolution
The Realization of IT-Enabled Value
IT as Way to Enhance Competitive Position
Notes
Glossary
References
Index