A Cost-Benefit Study for Designing an Information System to Monitor the Utilization of Diagnostic Ancillary and Pharmacy Services at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Abstract

This cost-benefit study was conducted to determine the ratio of costs to benefits for creating an information system to monitor the utilization of diagnostic ancillary and pharmacy services. The study consisted of three parts. The first part was to determine the cost of the system. The second part of the study was to determine the potential benefits of the system. The third part of the study was to determine whether there were any effective alternatives to purchasing the information system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA324349

Entities

People

  • Edward A. Metcalf

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Costs
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Economics
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Literature Surveys
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Pharmacies
  • Resource Management
  • Workload

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Software Engineering.