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Peter Rohner
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Rohner
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Peter
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peter.rohner@unisg.ch
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+41 71 224 3860
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PublicationDoes a hospital's IT-architecture fit with its strategy? An approach to measure the alignment of health information technologyHospitals as the main entities of healthcare need to respond to policy initiatives affecting in particular the quality, efficiency and costs of health service delivery as well as cope with continuous technological advancements. Considering the information intensive character of healthcare, a shift in a hospital's business policy also induces potentials and pitfalls to the management of health informa- tion technology. In this sense, this paper strives to find an answer to the problem how to reduce misalignment of the business and IT architecture in hospitals. Following the design science research methodology, this paper emphasises the description of a method named H-BIT, which may support decision-makers in overcoming this alignment problem. Implications for healthcare practice are reported based on the experiences that were gained from the exemplary application of the method at a larger hospital.
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PublicationTransdisciplinary and Transformative Research at the Intersection between Management, Healthcare, and InnovationThe vision of the Competence Center Health Network Engineering is to support the public and private stakeholders of healthcare by means of practical and forward-looking artifacts. Transdisciplinary research approaches, such as the innovative inclusion of very diverse individuals and groups of this domain, helps us to innovate our environment.Type: journal articleJournal: Gaia - Ecological Perspectives for Science and SocietyVolume: 23Issue: 3
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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: International Journal of Health Information Management ResearchVolume: 1Issue: 1
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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: WirtschaftinformatikVolume: 55Issue: 1
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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: CompetenceIssue: 3/2013
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PublicationAchieving Impact with Clinical Process Management in Hospitals: An Inspiring CaseIn the OECD countries, hospitals face increased financial restrictions and competition. Process orientation is an essential means of remaining competitive. A wide range of theories and concepts relating to clinical process management already exists. When it comes to practical implementation, however, a comprehensive approach for the target-oriented and consistent introduction of clinical process management throughout an entire hospital is missing. This article documents the case of a German hospital that has realised a project of this kind and demonstrates the impacts on cooperation and on operational efficiency, which is understood as the degree to which a hospital is capable of steadily realising short lengths of stay.Type: journal articleJournal: Business Process Management JournalVolume: 18Issue: 4
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PublicationTaxonomy for multi-perspective evaluation of the value of complementary health information systemsHealthcare providing organizations realize astonishing advancements in treatment procedures and medical technology that strongly impact health outcome. Despite recognition of potential contributions of health information systems (HIS), its adoption is comparably low. Given the socio-technical character of HIS, research on acceptance can be considered a good theoretical foundation for designing methods for ex ante evaluations of IS in healthcare. Based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, six key variables are applied for a concept-driven literature research of criteria determining value of HIS. The resulting taxonomy contributes to the knowledge base a more detailed understanding of domain-specific HIS value indicators, which is tested for validity through a factor analysis.Type: journal articleJournal: International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM)Volume: 12Issue: 1
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PublicationTowards assessing the networkability of health care providers: a maturity model approachThis paper presents a networkability maturity model as an approach to assess a health care organisation's capacity with regards to being able to efficiently engage in business relationships. Continuously rising costs and increasingly restrained budgets for health care put pressure on the public health systems. A low division of labour and integration of processes along cross-organisational patient therapy provides large potential for improvements in efficiency and efficacy. It is the aim of the presented model to enable identification of potentials for improvements and respective measures to advance the ability to benefit from specialisation and collaboration along the value chain. The presented model is developed based on a classification of related state-of-the-art in maturity models to assess individualfactors of networkability which are integrated to form an overall framework comprising six components and respective factors to be assessed. As networkability maturity addresses the interrelation of strategy, organisational design and information systems design, the paper adheres to requirements for effective design science research applied to the process of construction of a networkability maturitymodel applicable for health care providers. It therefore concludes with a case-based evaluation according to the design research literature and identification of further research.Type: journal articleJournal: Information Systems and e-Business ManagementVolume: 8Issue: 3
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PublicationHospital Supplier Relationship Management: Cooperation, Coordination, and CommunicationThe structural transformation of modern societies (e.g., aging of population, mobility) as well as continuously increasing market dynamics (e.g., mergers, technological advancement) induces health care organizations to reduce their costs while enhancing service delivery. In other industrial sectors this was achieved by optimizing cooperation, coordination, and communication particularly with regard to the supplier base. However, as the pressure to innovate will increase extensively in the next years, similar developments are becoming relevant for the health care supply chain. In this paper, the authors adapt the current findings on supplier relationship management (SRM) to the health care context. The authors analyze theoretical foundations of SRM and explore a particular area of application in health care, namely the ordering of pharmaceuticals by hospitals. Finally, on the basis of a case study, applications of different SRM services are discussed.Type: journal articleJournal: International Journal of Applied LogisticsVolume: 1Issue: 3
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PublicationAn Analysis of the Factors Influencing Networkability in the Healthcare SectorIn most industries of economy, the production structures evolved into activities characterized by a high division of labour between the business partners combined with specialization, the standardization of service components and extensive networking. In the health-care sector, the first signs of a similar development are beginning to crystallize. As a consequence, networkability, the ability to link up with other players on the basis of commonly agreed standards for the joint provisioning of patient-centred and cost-efficient health services will emerge to a key concept for future health service delivery. As not only technical but mainly organizational and behavioural issues are actually determining networkability of health-care organizations, a holistic model for analysis is needed. In this paper, the main variables leading to an increase in this networkability are identified and compiled into a comprehensible procedure model for health-care practitioners.Type: journal articleJournal: Health Services Management ResearchVolume: 22Issue: 4
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