To bring knowledge management tools and strategies to healthcare organizations, Wickramasinghe (computer and information science, Cleveland State U.), Gupta (management information systems, U. of Alabama) and Sharma (information systems and operations management, Ball State U.) have gathered contributions from throughout the world. The contributors, writing on such topics as the "e-hospital," knowledge management in India, and intranet technologies in Irish hospitals, all address ways the healthcare industry can exploit advances in technology to improve delivery of care and diminish costs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Nilmini Wickramasinghe was born in Sri Lanka. After completing five degrees from The University of Melbourne, Australia, she accepted a full scholarship to undertake PhD studies with Michael Ginzberg at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio in the United States of America. During this time she was involved with many research projects focusing on health care issues. Currently, Dr. Wickramasinghe is an assistant professor in the Computer and Information Science Department at the James J. Nance College of Business Administration at Cleveland State University, Ohio USA. Here she teaches Information Systems at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of knowledge management as well as e-commerce and m-commerce, IT for competitive advantage organizational impacts of technology and healthcare issues. In addition, Dr Wickramasinghe teaches and presents regularly in many universities in Europe and Australia. Dr Wickramasinghe is honored to be able to represent the United States of America for the Health Care Technology Management (HCTM) Association.

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