The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glaser, John P.

Contributor:

Salzberg, Claudia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration--Information technology--Planning.

Health services administration -- Information technology -- Planning.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011.

Summary:

This new edition of The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations offers a peerless guide for health care leaders to understand information technology (IT) strategic planning and implementation. Filled with illustrative case studies, the book explores the link between overall strategy and information technology strategy. It discusses organizational capabilities, such as change management, that have an impact on an organization's overall IT effectiveness, and a wide range of IT strategy issues. The book covers emerging trends such as personalized medicine; service-oriented architecture; the ramification of changes in care delivery models, and the IT strategies necessary to support public health. "Health information technology sometimes masquerades as an end in itself. The reality is that IT is a means to an end, an enabler of the strategic goals of health care organizations. This volume reminds us that shaping IT strategy and implementation to an organization's goals is the key to generating both economic returns and safer care for patients. You don't need an engineer to understand how to use IT to advance a health care organization's strategic agenda. You just need to read this book."- Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, president of Health Futures, Inc. "In this time of health care reform, nothing is more front and center than health IT. This book is an exceptional blueprint for the future, with a focus on the essential measures of success for any system implementation." - Stephanie Reel, MBA, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer, The Johns Hopkins University "In this book, the authors answer the question that every health care leader should be asking: How do we unlock the promise of health information technology and fundamentally reshape our industry? This is a must-read for every person who

wants to improve American health care." - David Brailer, MD, PhD, chairman of Health Evolution Partners.

Contents:

Intro

The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations

Contents

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits

Preface

The Authors

1: An Overview of Strategy

Definition of Strategy

The Need for IT Strategy

Areas of IT Strategy

Strategy Considerations and Conclusions

Characteristics of Strategic Thinking

2: 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

3: The Information Technology Asset

Asset Composition and Overview

Application Systems

Technical Architecture

Data

IT Staff

The Chief Information Officer

Observations on the IT Asset

4: Information Technology-Centric Organizational Capabilities and Characteristics

Managing Change

Governance

Studies of Factors Contributing to Effective IT Use

5: Strategy Considerations and Conclusions

Complementary Strategies

The Realization of IT-Enabled Value

Strategy Evolution

Governing Concepts

The Competitive Value of Information Technology

6: 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

7: 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

8: Service-Oriented Architecture for Electronic Health Records

The Potential Value of SOA.

The Challenges of SOA

Approaching the SOA Strategy

The SOA Strategy

9: Health Care Reform

New Models 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 Reform on Governance

10: 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

11: Synthesis of Information Technology Strategy

IT Asset

IT-Centric Organizational Characteristics and Capabilities

IT as a Way to Enhance Competitive Position

Notes

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Glaser, John P. The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations

ISBN:

9780470933442

OCLC:

705538565