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Hospital & Health Services Administration
|June 9, 1986
Summary
Healthcare executives must leverage information resources for institutional improvement. This article details methods using people and systems to enhance productivity and information management.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Information Systems
- Organizational Productivity
Background:
- Modern healthcare institutions face significant operational challenges, necessitating strategic retooling akin to industrial turnarounds.
- Information resources are often underutilized in driving institutional efficiency and productivity improvements.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the critical role of hospital information resources in strategic planning.
- To identify actionable methods for enhancing productivity through effective information management.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of current healthcare operational environments.
- Identification of best practices in information resource utilization.
- Examination of strategies for integrating human capital and technological systems.
Main Results:
- Information resource management is a key component of successful healthcare institutional "turn-arounds".
- Specific methods involving both personnel and information systems can significantly boost productivity.
Conclusions:
- Healthcare executives should prioritize information resources in strategic formulations for improved operational performance.
- Effective information management, integrating people and systems, is essential for maximizing institutional benefits and achieving productivity gains.