An empirical investigation of integration in healthcare alliance networks

  • Authors:
  • Evelyn H. Thrasher;Christopher W. Craighead;Terry Anthony Byrd

  • Affiliations:
  • Western Kentucky University, United States;The Pennsylvania State University, United States;Auburn University, United States

  • Venue:
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Healthcare alliance networks have developed rapidly in the US. Yet, research has not kept pace. This study examines two interrelated healthcare research needs-the value of information technology (IT) and the complementarity of IT with process and decision-making (PDM) integration. Hypotheses relate (i) IT integration, (ii) PDM integration, and (iii) alliance network integration (complementarity of i and ii) to performance. The mixed results lend support to the complementarity of IT with PDM integration and call for a more holistic perspective of healthcare alliance network.