title: Understanding and De-risking the Dependencies between Operator and Manufacturer of Clinical IT.
abstract: Health IT, in addition to benefits can also have unintended consequences both in terms of operational and business risks. Understanding the dependencies between operator and manufacturer as well as issues that need to be addressed during procurement is essential to increase confidence in the operation of health IT. The paper provides the context, and a number of issues health IT operators such as clinical organisations, need to investigate during acquisition of health IT.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, UK.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Despotou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, UK.
authors.forename: Theodoros N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Arvanitis
authors.affiliation: Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), UK.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007318:Inservice Training; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface