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Article: HIS consultants: when are they necessary, and why? (health care information systems) (Cover Story)
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- Healthcare Financial Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Healthcare Financial Management Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The rapid escalation of consulting fees for the installation of healthcare information systems and the potential abuses associated with consulting relationships has prompted some to question the need to hire consultants for systems installation. Consulting arrangements were considered cost effective when information systems were first being automated, but the rising cost of consulting services along with the increasing sophistication of hospital personnel regarding computerization suggest that the use of consultants receive close scrutiny. Following some simple guidelines may limit potential abuses and allow hospitals to obtain maximum ...
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