Aligning business and information technology domains: strategic planning in hospitals.
This article develops a framework for strategic information technology (IT) management in hospitals, termed the Strategic Alignment Model. This model is defined in terms of four domains--business strategy, IT strategy, organizational infrastructure, and IT infrastructure--each with its constituent components. The concept of strategic alignment is developed using two fundamental dimensions--strategic fit and integration. Different perspectives that hospitals use for aligning the various domains are discussed, and a prescriptive model of strategic IT planning is proposed.
Henderson
J C
JC
School of Management, Boston University, MA.
Thomas
J B
JB
D003132:Commerce / Q000458:organization & administration; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004465:Economic Competition; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010934:Planning Techniques; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States