The infraNET Project and
Education Program for Health Informatics Professionals (EPHIP)
University of Waterloo
present ...
The
Macro- and Micro-Economics of IT
in Health: The Evidence of Effectiveness
by
Dr. Craig Lehmann
Dean, School of Health Technology and Management
State University of New York
Wednesday, November 28,
2001
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Davis Centre, Room 1302
University of Waterloo
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This seminar is sponsored by Triple G
Systems Group Inc.
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Abstract
Whether or not information technologies
measurably benefit the health system has been an issue for decades. What
is the evidence that these technologies improve productivity, the work
environment, the quality of healthcare, or patient outcomes? Where
has it been demonstrated that they provide valued support for the
health system? What is the magnitude of the benefit versus the risk? There
have been local success stories, but we need to understand the
evidence that both local and systemic benefits derive from the
significant investment required to deploy and manage this technology. What
must be done to make the business case for systems more compelling? Why
aren t all organizations convinced they see a return on their
investment, and why are there so many dislocations and failures in
introducing systems into health organizations? If information
technology is an effective intervention, what must be done to increase
the likelihood it is a successful one?
Dr. Craig Lehmann
Craig Lehmann, PhD, CC (NRCC), FACB is
the Professor and Dean of The School of Health Technology and
Management at the State University of New York. During his tenure
there, Dr. Lehmann has served as Chair of the Department of Clinical
Laboratory Sciences, and as Associate Dean. As a registered clinical
chemist and while in the department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, he
established an international reputation for his contributions in lipid
research, clinical laboratory integration, diagnostic technology,
clinical laboratory economics, and clinical laboratory science
education. He has contributed many journal articles, an educational
video on clinical laboratory technology, and a number of book
chapters. He has also been an editor of two clinical laboratory science
textbooks. Dr Lehmann has served as a U.S. Delegate for the American
Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences at three world congresses. He
is on the editorial board of the journal Strategies for the American
Association of Clinical Chemistry, the Journal of Clinical Laboratory
Science, and Medical Laboratory Observer. In addition he has been a
consultant to healthcare organizations and laboratory diagnostic and
informatics Companies.
For more information
Shirley Fenton
The infraNET Project
Computer Systems Group, University of Waterloo
(519) 888-4074
Seminar Hosts
This seminar is hosted by the Education
Program for Health Informatics Professionals (EPHIP) and The infraNET
Project, University of Waterloo.
The infraNET Project, initiated by the
University of Waterloo in 1996, is a partnership to advance Web and
Internet technologies. Its founding partners are: LivePage (now part
of Siebel), MKS, Open Text, RIM, Sybase (Waterloo) and Waterloo Maple.
We also gratefully acknowledge the
assistance of the Institute for Computer Research, University of
Waterloo.