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Article: Compatible information systems a key to merger success. (using an information systems compatibility index)
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- Healthcare Financial Management
- Article date:
- June 1, 1989
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Compatible information systems a key to merger success
The effect that information system compatibility has on the success of a merger or acquisition depends on management's expectations for the information systems resource.
If management expects consolidating databases to reduce costs, improve productivity, and enable the sharing of key data, then information system compatibility is a vital concern. If the information systems of the potential merger or acquisition candidates are not compatible, then realizing benefits may be difficult.
The growing number of mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry has brought the issue of information ...