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Niche systems help hospitals manage useful data.

P M Katz, P Lohman

Healthcare Financial Management : Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association

|October 6, 1988

Summary

Hospitals need specialized information systems to manage data effectively. Niche systems provide useful data for strategic planning, avoiding information overload.

Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Health Informatics
Information Systems

Background:

Hospitals face challenges in effective information management.
A key issue is the lack of *useful* data, not a lack of data.
Existing systems may provide overwhelming, non-specific information.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the benefits of specialized information management systems in hospitals.
To address the problem of data utility in healthcare strategic planning.
To present a solution for managing managed care information.

Main Methods:

Analysis of current hospital information management practices.
Conceptualization of specialized/niche information systems.
Review of data requirements for strategic planning in healthcare.

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