eBusiness in Healthcare

- Elements of eBusiness: Introduction to eBusiness

- Opportunities of Supply Chain Management in Healthcare

- Business Process Analysis

- Technical Background: Integrated Information Systems

- Achieving Inter-Organizational Connectivity

- From Product Identification to Catalogue 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 Experts' Opinion-The Healthcare Providers

- The Experts' Opinion-The Suppliers

- Outlook: The Supply Chain Model of eBusiness in Healthcare

Ursula Hübner has been a full professor of Healthcare Informatics at the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück, Germany in the Department of Business Management and Social Sciences since 1997. Her research focus embraces process optimization in healthcare through open networks, in particular the internet, including eProcurement and eLearning. Before returning to university she was a scientist and project manager for R&D projects in healthcare IT at Groupe Bull Paris/Cologne for 10 years. She received her PhD from the University of Düsseldorf, Germany in 1990.

Ursula Hübner is a member of the Management Advisory Board of several firms in the eHealth sector. She is also a Faculty Associate of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore and lectures in Medical Informatics at the University of Heidelberg.

Marc Elmhorst is founder and Managing Director of trinovis GmbH, a consulting company with a focus on process optimization in the health care industry. His special interest is transforming business processes with the help of innovative IT solutions, an area in which trinovis has coordinated R&D projects since its foundation. In 1996 Marc Elmhorst founded Impress Software AG, Hanover, Germany and represented Impress as CEO until 2001. Under his leadership Impress set up subsidiaries in Johannesburg/South Africa, Boston/USA, Sao Paulo/Brazil and Sydney/Australia. Marc Elmhorst is active in the Chamber of Commerce as a member of its parliament and its Committee for Foreign Trade. University of Düsseldorf, Germany in 1990.

Ursula Hübner is a member of the Management Advisory Board of several firms in the eHealth sector. She is also a Faculty Associate of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore and lectures in Medical Informatics at the University of Heidelberg.

Marc Elmhorst is founder and Managing Director of trinovis GmbH, a consulting company with a focus on process optimization in the health care industry. His s

Aus den Rezensionen:

"Der Begriff eBusiness ist eigentlich ein Dinosaurier. ... Ursula Hübner ... und Marc Elmhorst ... haben den etwas angestaubten Begriff für das Gesundheitswesen wieder aus der Versenkung geholt. In ihrem Reader 'eBusiness in Healthcare' haben sie 13 namhafte Autoren versammelt, die sich dem Thema in einer bisher nicht erhältlichen Breite widmen. ... Zu jedem Beitrag gibt es einen langen Executive Summary, was die Lesbarkeit stark verbessert. Am Ende stellt Ursula Hübner ihr 'funktionelles' Modell eines modernen Supply Chain Management für das Gesundheitswesen vor ..."

(Grätzel, in: EHEALTHCOM, 2008, Issue 1, S. 78)

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"The definition and the application of eBusiness in healthcare is the central theme of this book ... . The book is needed and timely, reflecting the emerging field of healthcare informatics. This book was designed as a resource for nurses, managers, clinicians, pharmacists, and students, but it raises issues that apply to a broad range of healthcare professionals who have a need to understand purchasing and selling online. ... This is a high quality book and a good resource for a wide audience ... ." (Diana P. Jones, Doody's Review Service, April, 2008)