eBusiness in Healthcare From eProcutement to Supply Chain Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hübner, Ursula (Editor), Elmhorst, Marc A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2008.
• Series: Health Informatics Series, formerly Computers in Health Care,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Industrial procurement.; Health informatics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Informatics.; Procurement.

When speaking about eBusiness as applied to the healthcare market two questions arise immediately. Firstly, what is eBusiness? Secondly, why is eBusiness in healthcare different from eBusiness in other sectors? Within the arena of eBusiness in healthcare, the focus is on purchasing and selling onlin...

Table of Contents:

• Elements of eBusiness
• to eBusiness
• Opportunities of Supply Chain Management in Healthcare
• Business Process Analysis
• Technical Background
• Integrated Information Systems
• Achieving Interorganizational Connectivity
• From Product Identification to Catalog Standards
• Applications and Experiences
• The Evolution of eBusiness in Healthcare
• An Integrated Strategy for eProcurement: The Case for Leeds Teaching Hospitals
• Supply Chain Management on Clinical Units
• Business Analysis
• Logistics Services and Beyond
• The Expert’s Opinion: Part I – The Healthcare Providers
• The Expert’s Opinion: Part II – The Suppliers
• Outlook
• The Supply Chain Model of eBusiness in Healthcare.