Investing for Business Value

Guidelines for Improving Your Return on Investments

Learn how to lower financial risk with these strategies for benefits-based information technology (IT) investment planning. The authors provide a centralized framework for establishing IT requirements and making sound IT investment decisions. The book also leads you in identifying objectives and focusing on the middle steps
of IT planning--from formulating investment guidelines to determining return on investment expectations. With case studies and a useful glossary, this easy-to-understand tool is ideal for the expert and novice alike. List of Figures and Tables.

About the Authors.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Executive Preview.

1. The World of Information Technology.

2. Information Systems Functions and Features.

3. The Integrated Delivery System.

4. The Information Systems Development Cycle.

5. Managing Health Care Information Systems.

Appendix. Health Care Information Technology "At a Glance".

Glossary.

Joseph M. DeLuca, FACHE, is president of Information Technology Optimizers, a business unit of Health Care Investment Visions LLC. He works with health care leaders in the planning, design, and implementation of health care information systems focusing upon the strategic use of information systems technology to support strategy, financial, operations, and medical service requirements.

Rebecca Enmark Cagab is research director of Health Care Investment Visions LLC, a research and business development corporation serving the health care information technology industry. She works closely with health care organizations as well as entrepreneurs advising the more health care market, technology, company and success behaviors. This up-do-date guide lowers financial risk by offering strategies for benefits-based information technology (IT) investment planning. Investing for Business Value provides executives, directors of information systems, consultants, vendors, researchers, and others with a centralized framework for establishing IT requirements and making sound IT investment decisions. For the expert and novice alike, this easy-to-understand guide can help you identify objectives and focus on the "middle steps" of IT planning--from formulating investment guidelines to determining return on investment expectations. This up-do-date guide lowers financial risk by offering strategies for benefits-based information technology (IT) investment planning. Investing for Business Value provides executives, directors of information systems, consultants, vendors, researchers, and others with a centralized framework for establishing IT requirements and making sound IT investment decisions. For the expert and novice alike, this easy-to-understand guide can help you identify objectives and focus on the "middle steps" of IT planning--from formulating investment guidelines to determining return on investment expectations.