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Performance Effects Related to the Sequence of Integration of Healthcare Technologies
Author(s) -
Angst Corey M.,
Devaraj Sarv,
Queenan Carrie C.,
Greenwood Brad
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
production and operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.279
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1937-5956
pISSN - 1059-1478
DOI - 10.1111/j.1937-5956.2011.01218.x
Subject(s) - interoperability , computer science , process (computing) , order (exchange) , sequence (biology) , yield (engineering) , value (mathematics) , emerging technologies , knowledge management , health care , data science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , artificial intelligence , world wide web , biology , machine learning , economics , materials science , finance , metallurgy , genetics , economic growth , operating system
There is a natural order to most events in life: Everything from learning to read to DNA sequences in molecular biology follows some predetermined, structured methodology that has been refined to yield improved results. Likewise, it would seem that firms could benefit by adopting and implementing technologies in some logical way so as to increase their overall performance. In this study of 555 hospitals, we investigate the order in which medical technologies are transformed into information technologies through a process of converting them from stand‐alone technologies to interoperable, integrated information systems and whether certain configurations of sequences of integration yield additional value. We find that sequence does matter and that hospitals that integrated foundational technologies first—which in this case are known to be more complex—tend to perform better. Theoretical and practical implications of this finding and others are discussed.