Research
Information Technology Managers Role and Responsibility: – A Study at Select Hospitals
Information Technology (IT) is considered to be the most rapidly growing segment in the world ecosystem. IT development permeates every human activity. IT has radically changed the way medicine is practiced and now it is not confined to developed countries. Developing countries such as India has kept pace with the world in modern technology. With enormous IT investments it has become increasingly important to maintain and monitor IT resources. IT managers are responsible to carry out the core IT, allied activities and have to wear a lot of hats to perform their job efficiently. The present study is exploratory in nature and is undertaken to identify information technology managers’ roles & responsibility in a hospital, to understand intricacy of IT manager. The sampling method followed is purposive sampling. The data was collected by face to face interview and data was analyzed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The research finding articulates that the Information technology managers play imperative roles. The IT managers role and responsibilities vary depends on the size, structure, nature of the hospital and its technology adaptation. The core role and responsibility of IT manages include Managerial role, Operational role, Web master role, Consultant role, Training role, Team leader role.
A Study on Hospital Information System at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
The Global Hospital Information Systems market is forecast to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 10% from 2010-2017. Healthcare organizations globally recognize the importance of investing in information technologies. The HIS systems are large computerized data bases intended primarily for communication, store health and administrative information. It is evident that the use of HIS offers tremendous opportunities to reduce clinical errors, support health care professionals decision making, increases the efficiency & quality of patient care. The development, testing, and adoption of HIS remain limited and numerous barriers exist. There is an urgent need to take a fresh look at HIS. The advancement of information system & technologies made various new applications possible. The purpose of this study is to understand infrastructure, system practices, hindering and motivating forces behind HIS at a tertiary teaching hospital which is explorative in nature. The study also focuses on details about hardware, operational procedure and other important facts pertaining to forces resulting in acceptance of HIS.
