IT Governance and Types of IT Decision Makers in German Hospitals: An Empirical Study Among IT Decision Makers
Journal
Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE)
ISSN
2363-7005
ISSN-Digital
1867-0202
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-12-01
Author(s)
Research Team
iw6-init
Abstract
Growing expenses for health care services in hospitals stress the potential of a well applied IT governance for cost reduction, productivity gains and a possible source for competitive advantages. The underlying explorative study analyzes the current status of IT governance through a survey among 206 IT decision makers in German hospitals. The quantitative analyses show that the most important requirements of IT managers for IT are the optimization and standardization of processes, that IT investments shift from administrative to medical IT applications, and that private hospitals display relatively higher IT budgets than do non-profit or public hospitals based on financial turnover. Further, two types of future IT decision makers are empirically identified. The types differ regarding their future role as initiators for process optimization and regarding the degree of involvement in strategic decision making.
Language
English
Keywords
IT Governance and Types of IT Decision Makers in German Hospitals
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Springer Gabler
Publisher place
Wiesbaden
Volume
2
Number
6
Start page
359
End page
370
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
220620
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JML_221.pdf
Size
1.76 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
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