The Role of Information Systems in Healthcare: Current Research and Future Trends

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Fichman, Robert G.; Kohli, Rajiv; Krishnan, Ranjani
• 署名单位: Boston College; William & Mary; Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business
• 刊物名称: INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7047
• DOI: 10.1287/isre.1110.0382
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 419-428
• 关键词: technology

摘要

Information systems have great potential to reduce healthcare costs and improve outcomes. The purpose of this special issue is to offer a forum for theory-driven research that explores the role of IS in the delivery of healthcare in its diverse organizational and regulatory settings. We identify six theoretically distinctive elements of the healthcare context and discuss how these elements increase the motivation for, and the salience of, the research results reported in the nine papers comprising this special issue. We also provide recommendations for future IS research focusing on the implications of technology-driven advances in three areas: social media, evidence-based medicine, and personalized medicine.