Human Resources Required for the Planning and Implementation of Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems

• Published in: Igaku Toshokan Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 257 - 266
• Main Author: SAKAI, Yukiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japan Medical Library Association 2001
• Subjects: Computerized information work; Health Manpower; Integrated Academic Information Management Systems; Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems; Integrated systems; Leadership; Librarians; Management; Medicine; Organization Case Studies
• ISSN: 0445-2429; 1884-5622
• DOI: 10.7142/igakutoshokan.48.257

The human resources required for the planning and implementation of several Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) were reviewed, and the following characteristics were identified; 1) leadership with an authoritative title; 2) vertical and horizontal “cross-sectional institution” committees serving as centralized structures for planning; 3) operational committees for implementation; 4) a centralized organization for IAIMS planning and implementation, with decentralized systems being the exception; 5) consultation with external experts, including IAIMS experts who have followed the projects; 6) coordinators for intrainstitutional communication; 7) reorganization of IT, related internal organization; 8) a department of medical informatics for research and development; 9) limited librarian leadership, but an expansion in the roles of librarians. These results may be useful for the introduction of similar integrated information systems in other medical institutions and a reconsideration of the role of information professionals in similar project.