The competitive value of healthcare IT.
The competitive advantage that an IT system provides for healthcare organizations does not result from the application system itself; rather, it depends on three factors: How the organization implements the system. Whether the organization is able to develop means to implement IT faster or cheaper than its competitors. The strengths of the organization's IT staff and technical platform.
Partners HealthCare, Boston, USA. jglaser@partners.org
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D004465:Economic Competition / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration