Implementing electronic lab order entry management in hospitals: Incremental strategies lead to better productivity outcomes

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-47

  Huerta, Timothy R ^a   Thompson, Mark A ^a   Ford, Eric W ^b   Ford, William F ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; HIT implementation; Hospitals; Malmquist index

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; PRODUCTIVITY;

HIT IMPLEMENTATION; INCREMENTAL STRATEGY; MALMQUIST INDICES; PRODUCTIVITY GAIN; PRODUCTIVITY MEASURE; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; RELATIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84870472076     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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