Title :
Information technology selection process and perceived impacts in physician practices
Author :
Eden, Karen Beekman ; Kocaoglu, Dundar F.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Med. Inf. & Outcomes Res., Oregon Health Sci. Univ., Portland, OR, USA
Abstract :
The objective of this research was to identify the relationships between the selection process and the perceived impacts of information technology on the physician´s practice. A telephone survey was conducted with office representatives of 407 physician practices in Oregon. The descriptive results are presented in this summary paper. Relationships were identified between the selection process and the perceived impacts of the software on the practice. These relationships are not directly presented in this paper but are summarized and recommendations are made to physician practices for selecting software
Keywords :
health care; information technology; software selection; IT selection process; Oregon; information technology selection process; office representatives; perceived impacts; physician practices; software selection; telephone survey; Biomedical informatics; Costs; Demography; Guidelines; Hospitals; Information technology; Medical services; Research and development management; Software; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.787856
