{"product_id":"the-strategic-application-of-information-technology-in-health-care-organizations-isbn-9780470639412","title":"The Strategic Application of Information Technology in Health Care Organizations","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a must-read for every person who wants to improve American health care.\" — David Brailer, MD, PhD, chairman of Health Evolution Partners\u003c\/p\u003e  Tables, Figures, and Exhibits.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1: An Overview of Strategy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinition of Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAreas of IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Considerations and Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristics of Strategic Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2: Linkage of IT Strategy to Organizational Strategy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT Planning Objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVectors for Arriving at IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Normative Approach to Developing Alignment and IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObservations on IT Strategy Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3: The Information Technology Asset.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsset Composition and Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnical Architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT Staff.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chief Information Officer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObservations on the IT Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4: Information Technology-Centric Organizational Capabilities and Characteristics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStudies of Factors Contributing to Effective IT Use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5: Strategy Considerations and Conclusions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplementary Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Realization of IT-Enabled Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoverning Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Competitive Value of Information Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6: High Performance Medicine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHPM Team 1: Investment in Quality and Utilization Infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHPM Team 2: The Patient Safety Initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHPM Team 3: The Uniform High-Quality Initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHPM Team 4: Disease Management Initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHPM Team 5: The Trend Management Initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHPM Governance and Change Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7: Personalized Medicine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePartners HealthCare Personalized Medicine and IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraming the Strategic Response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Workflow Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End Users.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementing the IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnterprise IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClinical Environment IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch IT.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8: Service-Oriented Architecture for Electronic Health Records.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraming the Strategic Response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Potential Value of SOA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenges of SOA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaching the SOA Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe SOA Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9: Health Care Reform.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Models of Care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePayment Reform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational and State Health Information Technology Initiatives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Health Care Reform on IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Health Care Reform on the IT Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Health Care Reform on Governance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10: Population Health.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoals of Population Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation Health and Health Care Providers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effect of Population Health Interest on IT Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisease Monitoring and Surveillance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronic Disease.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImmunization Registries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11: Synthesis of Information Technology Strategy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT Asset.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT-Centric Organizational Characteristics and Capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoverning Concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplementary Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Realization of IT-Enabled Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIT as a Way to Enhance Competitive Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJohn Glaser, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is chief executive officer of the Health Systems Business Unit at Siemens and is a board member of the National eHealth Collaborative and the eHealth Initiative (eHI). Dr. Glaser was previously vice president and chief information officer at Partners HealthCare System, Inc. and also served as vice president of information systems at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Glaser was the founding chairman of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and is past president of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Salzberg,\u003c\/b\u003e MS, is a researcher and analyst in the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice and the Division of General Medicine of Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  Currently she participates in research focused on analyzing the impact of health information technology on healthcare overall, and in particular patient safety, and in addition the impact of health policy approaches on these domains.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis 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. 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