title: Healthcare information systems: analysis of healthcare software.
abstract: The need to manage medical information in healthcare delivery requires that information technology be optimized in diagnosing disease; in planning and administering treatment; and in monitoring patient outcomes, services, and costs. The goals of this article are twofold: (1) to identify healthcare-specific software that addresses specific parameters set forth by the World Health Organization (WHO) for healthcare information systems and (2) to identify issues that managers should keep in mind when choosing an integrated information systems software package. For our analysis, we gathered, through Internet research, information about more than 400 software products from more than 200 companies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Business Administration, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberlee D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paulson
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004181:Directories as Topic; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D012984:Software / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D018511:Systems Integration; D014944:World Health Organization