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The greater Dayton area has begun building the nation's first advanced technology community network for sharing patient medical information among independent hospitals. Its success in doing so has resulted from the surmounting of numerous business and technical barriers. Others planning to develop such networks can learn from the Dayton experience.
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Community Networks/organization & administration , Computer Communication Networks/organization & administration , Hospital Information Systems/organization & administration , Hospital Shared Services/organization & administration , Medical Records Systems, Computerized/organization & administration , Humans , Motivation , Ohio , Urban HealthABSTRACT
Strategic information systems planning (SISP) is the process of deciding the objectives of computing for an organization and then identifying the applications that the organization should computerize. SISP has become increasingly important as information systems have begun to play a more critical role in implementing business strategies. However, SISP is beset with problems that hinder organizations from determining their computing objectives and applications. This article identifies the impediments to SISP and offers some constructive actions for business planners to take to increase their chances of success. It also suggests that planners may face greater difficulties implementing their information systems plans than in initially creating them.
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Commerce/organization & administration , Decision Making, Organizational , Management Information Systems/statistics & numerical data , Models, Theoretical , Planning Techniques , Commerce/statistics & numerical data , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Institutional Management Teams/organization & administration , Institutional Management Teams/statistics & numerical data , Leadership , Organizational Objectives , Software , Surveys and Questionnaires , United StatesABSTRACT
Developing a strategic information plan is an essential step for companies that want to realize the advantages of today's information technology. This article discusses ways to avoid the pitfalls that frequently occur during stages of information planning.
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Industry/organization & administration , Management Information Systems , Planning Techniques , Computer Systems , Data Collection , Institutional Management Teams , Program Development/methods , United StatesABSTRACT
for the unwary, planning and implementing an HRIS can present a variety of pitfalls. Author Albert L. Lederer, who spent ten years installing such systems before joining the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh (as assistant professor of business administration), is fully cognizant of the pitfalls involved and the problems that personnel departments encounter in the process. After discussing what an HRIS can accomplish, he gives a thoroughgoing, detailed approach to developing such a system--from cost justification, to the personnel department's relationship with the data-processing department at each step, to deciding between buying a packaged system and developing a new system internally. Most important, he emphasizes, is to define requirements precisely and completely at the outset--those who don't are in for a lot of costly headaches. Much more is covered in this comprehensive approach--not the least of which is (for packaged systems) vendor analysis and contract negotiation (the contract stipulates the vendor's responsibilities in terms of software, installation service, maintenance, training, and documentation). One popular strategy for negotiating a contract is to choose the best two vendors and compare their offers throughout the negotiation; this results in a contract with excellent leverage for the buyer.