MANAGEMENT-INFORMATION-SYSTEMS IN UK PRIMARY HEALTH-CARE - THE NEED FOR A STRATEGY

Authors
SILLINCE JAA FROST CEB
Citation
Jaa. Sillince et Ceb. Frost, MANAGEMENT-INFORMATION-SYSTEMS IN UK PRIMARY HEALTH-CARE - THE NEED FOR A STRATEGY, International journal of information management, 13(6), 1993, pp. 425-437
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
International journal of information management → ACNP
ISSN journal
02684012
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
425 - 437
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-4012(1993)13:6<425:MIUPH->2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The UK primary health care system is being reorganized to create an in ternal market for health services. This will only succeed if local fam ily doctors (general practitioners) take on responsibilities for budge ts and as purchasers of specialist services. According to auditing mec hanisms the visible discharge of these responsibilities can only be do ne using computerized management information systems. This paper inves tigates the effects of rapid expansion of information systems in an or ganization without clear strategic direction.