Integrating Information: The University of Cincinnati Medical Center Approach Nancy M. Lorenzi, Ph.D. Associate Senior Vice President E.B. Marks Project Manager, IAIMS Lawrence Mieczkowski, M.D. Head, IAIMS Development and Education In our 20 months of planning at the University of Cincinnati, we have recognized that IAIMS is intangible: IAIMS is a concept which, at first, can only be visualized, talked about, thought about, and planned for. We have also seen that it is not just an evolving concept but also a continuous process and, in all likelihood, it will remain a continuous process for several more years. It is a process which involves political and educational issues equally. This paper briefly reviews the political, conceptual, and educational processes which support IAIMS at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. As we move toward an established and accepted structure the conceptual process, relative to the other processes, was sketched-out fairly quickly. At our Medical Center, as with most, the political process has been approached slowly and carefully. By contrast, the educational process can be implemented and produce tangible results at the inception of the planning effort. While all three processes unfold at different rates, they come together in planning, and
/lp/association-for-computing-machinery/integrating-information-the-university-of-cincinnati-medical-center-qngbuKZk4T