Implementing Information Systems (Is) In Healthcare Organizations - A Balancing Act Between Leverage And Dependency

Abstract

Management information systems (MIS) has become increasingly important in the business world, but the healthcare industry is grossly underusing technology. Its use of technology is lagging behind its potential growth and also is behind other industries (Peng, Dey, and Lahiri). Some existing suggestions to solve that issue are to merely accelerate the implementation of an information systems (IS) and/or adopt an enterprise-wide system that is highly complex. However, these suggestions overlook the complex dynamics of an information system and the complexity of implementing one. This study encompasses the following concepts: IT implementation and strategic information system planning (SISP). This project demonstrates the challenges and emerging opportunities for implementing an information system in healthcare organizations and explains why implementing an Information Systems is not a guaranteed recipe for a better management system in healthcare organizations. This research combines the relevant research of previous researchers in the information systems field, followed by a framework of process flow map of recommendation.