The physician as a locus of authority,responsibility, and operational control of medical systems |
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Authors: | Bruce A Friedman MD James B Martin PhD |
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Institution: | 1. From the Departments of Pathology and Health Services Management and Policy, The University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Abstract: | Physicians are commonly being excluded from meaningful participation in the planning, implementation, and operation of automated medical systems in hospitals. The authors advocate a rapid shift toward greater physician involvement in such systems, arguing that such a shift is desirable, feasible, and also inevitable. After reviewing the organization of information systems in hospitals, the authors describe the manner in which physician control of medical systems adds to the worth of such systems by enhancing the quality and efficiency of health care delivery. The proposed information system management role of physicians is characterized in terms of authority, responsibility, and operational control. Finally, advice is offered from an organizational perspective for establishing a physician as the hospital Medical Information Director. |
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