Swords and plowshares: Information technology for collaborative advantage

Information and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 131-142

  Ferratt, Thomas W ^a   Lederer, Albert L ^b   Hall, Stephen R ^c   Krella, Joseph M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c MedAmerica Health Systems   (United States)

^d Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Collaboration; Community health information networks (CHINs); Competitive advantage; Cooperation; Hospitals; Information systems

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; HOSPITALS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CASE STUDY; COLLABORATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORKS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; COOPERATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0030170654     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-7206(95)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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