Author : Kate Barrett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781543114638
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (146 download)
Book Synopsis Using Geographic Information Systems in Health Care Services to Improve Business by : Kate Barrett
Download or read book Using Geographic Information Systems in Health Care Services to Improve Business written by Kate Barrett and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geographic information systems (GIS) have numerous applications in human health.This chapter opens with a brief discussion of the three dimensions of decision-makingin organizations - operational control, management control, and strategic planning.These dimensions are then discussed in terms of three case studies: a practiceimprovementcase study under operational control, a service-planning case studyunder management control, and a research case study under strategic planning. Thediscussion proceeds with an analysis of GIS contributions to three health careapplications: medical/disability services (operational control/practice), emergencyresponse (management control/planning), and infectious disease/SARS (strategicplanning/research). The chapter concludes with a cross-case synthesis and discussionof how GIS could be integrated into health care management through Spatial DecisionSupport Systems and presents three keys issues to consider regarding the managementof organizations: Data Integration for Operational Control, PlanningInterorganizational Systems for Management Control, and Design Research for StrategicPlanning.