Title :
Information technology in the health care industry: a primer
Author :
Southard, Peter B. ; Hong, Soongoo ; Siau, Keng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Manage., Nebraska Univ., Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses current and future applications of information technology within the health care industry. It presents some broad strategies for approaching information technology investments and various tools available. It also discusses how information technology can support the medical providers´ competitive strategy.
Keywords :
economics; health care; information technology; investment; medical computing; IT investments; competitive strategy; health care industry; information technology; medical providers; Decision support systems; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Information technology; Internet; Investments; Management information systems; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Warehousing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 2000. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0493-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2000.926806
