Maximizing the Benefits of Using Consultants

Abstract

Healthcare costs account for 14.4 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product (GNP). As cost containment measures have been implemented to address the high costs of health care, acute care facilities have required speedy revenue recovery mechanisms to survive. To run more efficiently, hospitals are turning to information resources management and automating clinical and financial applications that provide administrators with the management information they need to make cost-effective decisions. The increased importance and cost of information resources management have spawned the growth of healthcare information systems (HCIS) consulting practices.