INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH-CARE ORGANIZATIONS

In the race to improve health-care performance we are constantly faced with the need to better utilize all available resources [1] including technology. Health-care providers invest heavily in technology, thus making the effective management of this resource a critical issue in h ealth-care management. This paper explores one organizational dimensio n - the integration of management of technology (MOT) and its link to performance in health and organizations. The issues involved in this r elationship are discussed, and the findings from an exploratory study of hospitals are described. The paper concludes with some research dir ections which will be explored in a comprehensive study of MOT in heal th care that the authors are currently conducting in US hospitals.