Geographic Information Systems in Health Care Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 113-133
Author(s):  
Brian N. Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Operational Control ◽  
Care Services

Geographic information systems (GIS) have numerous applications in human health. This chapter opens with a brief discussion of the three dimensions of decision-making in organizations — operational control, management control, and strategic planning. These dimensions are then discussed in terms of three case studies: a practice- improvement case study under operational control, a service-planning case study under management control, and a research case study under strategic planning. The discussion proceeds with an analysis of GIS contributions to three health care applications: medical/disability services (operational control/practice), emergency response (management control/planning), and infectious disease/SARS (strategic planning/research). The chapter concludes with a cross-case synthesis and discussion of how GIS could be integrated into health care management through Spatial Decision Support Systems and presents three keys issues to consider regarding the management of organizations: Data Integration for Operational Control, Planning Interorganizational Systems for Management Control, and Design Research for Strategic Planning.

Geographic Information Systems in Heath Care Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 212-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian N. Hilton ◽  
Thomas A. Horon ◽  
Bengisu Tulu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Operational Control ◽  
Care Services

Geographic information systems (GIS) have numerous applications in human health. This chapter opens with a brief discussion of the three dimensions of decision-making in organizations — operational control, management control, and strategic planning. These dimensions are then discussed in terms of three case studies: a practice-improvement case study under operational control, a service-planning case study under management control, and a research case study under strategic planning. The discussion proceeds with an analysis of GIS contributions to three health care applications: medical/disability services (operational control/practice), emergency response (management control/planning), and infectious disease/SARS (strategic planning/research). The chapter concludes with a cross-case synthesis and discussion of how GIS could be integrated into health care management through Spatial Decision Support Systems and presents three keys issues to consider regarding the management of organizations: Data Integration for Operational Control, Planning Interorganizational Systems for Management Control, and Design Research for Strategic Planning.

scholarly journals Monitoring of the Results through a Survey Concerning the Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Elderly Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS): A Case Study in Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-45
Author(s):  
Dermatis Zacharias ◽  
Anastasiou Athanasios
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Health Management ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Economic Indicators ◽  
Health Level ◽  
Full Picture

The aim of the study is the determination of socio-economic characteristics of the elderly, emphasizing the usefulness of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to explore the socio-economic indicators that affect the health level of the elderly. Given the usefulness of GIS and their application in the fields of physical health, mental health, health services and general health management, a survey for the investigation of the socio-economic indicators that affect the health level of the elderly was carried out, using a specially designed questionnaire. The results of this survey were plotted in the corresponding geographical locations on the maps, giving the person concerned a full picture of the geographical distribution of socio-economic indicators that affect the health level of the elderly.

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