Setting Up Healthcare Services Information Systems: A Guide for Requirement Analysis, Application Specification, and Procurement

Download (1.55 MB)	Corporate Author: PAHO Author(s): Roberto J. Rodrigues, Cesar Gattini, Gisele Almeida, Carlos Gamboa, Antonio Carlos Azevedo, David Taylor, Ana Rita González, Eduardo Guerrero, Dale Ifill, Gerald Lucas, Antonio Hernández, Carlos Albuquerque, Hugo Chacon, Oscar Salinas, Rosanne Marchesich 612,p. "A Guide for Requirement Analysis, Application Specification, and Procurement contains practical guidelines and suggestions to be used by healthcare and systems professionals when embarking in the initial stages of planning and developing healthcare services information systems and information technology (IS&T) applications. Setting up information systems in healthcare involves some key preparative technical tasks: requirements analysis; technical specification of computer-based applications; preparation of Request of Proposals (RFP) for information systems, technology, and services; evaluation and selection of providers; and contracting aspects when acquiring IS&T for healthcare services.