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The rapid movement of information technologies into health care organizations has raised managerial concern regarding the capability of today's institutions to satisfactorily manage their introduction. Indeed, several health care institutions have consumed huge amounts of money and frustrated countless people in wasted information systems implementation efforts. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers as to why so many health informatics projects are not more successful. In this light, the aim of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of how clinical information systems are being implemented by emphasizing research efforts on the dynamic nature of the process, that is, the “how” and “why” of what happened. Using a case study methodology, we examined the implementation of a patient charting system in the Burn Center of a large, not-for-profit, teaching hospital. Based on an in-depth examination of this implementation, several insights are offered to those who have responsibility for managing complex and risky clinical information system implementation projects....
Executive decision making continues to gain in importance as competitive situations increase in the fast-paced, global economy facing organizations today. Until recently, however, few executives have had easy access to the timely, complete, and accurate information they need for strategic decision making. The emergence of Executive Information Systems (EIS) provides the opportunity to change this...
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