Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Health Information Technology Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Health Information Technology
The Value Of Integrated Information Systems For U.S. General Hospitals, Liuliu Fu
The Value Of Integrated Information Systems For U.S. General Hospitals, Liuliu Fu
Information Technology & Decision Sciences Theses & Dissertations
Each year, huge investments into healthcare information systems (HIS) are being made all over the world. Despite the enormous cost for the hospitals, the overall benefits and costs of the healthcare information systems have not been deeply assessed. In recent years, much previous research has investigated the link between the implementation of Information Systems and the performance of organizations. Although the value of Healthcare Information System or Healthcare Information Technology (HIS/HIT) has been found in many studies, some questions remain unclear. Do HIS/HIT systems influence different hospitals the same way? How to understand and explain the mechanism that HIS/HIT improves …