title: CIOs must look beyond the IS horizon.
abstract: Executives in healthcare have traditionally had a difficult time communicating with their information managers, believing that they themselves must be technically oriented to understand their own IS system. The author argues that it is the chief information officers who must deepen their knowledge of the industry they have decided to pursue. This in turn will help them become more valuable members of the top executive team as it formulates strategic plans.
authors: Bethesda Oak Hospital, Cincinnati.
authors: L W
authors: LW
authors: Collins
mesh_terms: D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States