It has become obvious in recent years that successfully introducing major new systems into complex medical organizations requires an effective blend of good technical and organizational skills. The technically best system may be woefully inadequate if its implementation is resisted by people who have low psychological ownership in that system. On the other hand, people with high ownership can make a technically mediocre system function fairly well. ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATICS focuses on both the successful strategies for implementation of information systems with medical organizations and also on effective management strategies for the altered organization once the new systems are in place.

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Section I Health Care, Organizations, and Informatics.- 1 What's the Problem?.- 2 Stress and Change Management in Implementing Health Informatics.- 3 Today's Health Care Environment.- Section II Organizational Issues.- 4 Operating in Different Organizational Structures.- 5 Preparing the Organization for Change.- 6 Determining the Strategic Direction.- 7 Some Critical Issues in Project Planning and Management.- 8 Change Management for Successful Implementation.- 9 Negotiating the Political Minefields.- Section III People Issues.- 10 The Critical Role of Leaders and Leadership.- 11 Preparing the Staff for New Technologies.- 12 Building Effective Teams of Health Professionals.- 13 Managing Personal Stress.- Section IV Managing the Project End Stages.- 14 Dealing with End Stage People Issues.- 15 Evaluating Project Success.- 16 Managing the Altered Organization.- Section V Future Issues.- 17 Organizational and Personal Preparation for the Future.