
In the NHS hospital environment, people tend to be discouraged by the seemingly unsupported cost figures associated with IT. After the successful implementation of an IT system at the Wirral Hospital NHS Trust, IT Manager, Alan Spours, argues that cost figures have to be seen in the context of deliverable cost benefits and the ability of IT to offer significant returns in the form of improved levels of care.
Capital Expenditures, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Hospital Departments, Hospital Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Management, Pilot Projects, Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over, State Medicine, United Kingdom
Capital Expenditures, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Hospital Departments, Hospital Information Systems, Decision Support Systems, Management, Pilot Projects, Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over, State Medicine, United Kingdom
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
