Health Information Systems Research Centre (HISRC) is rated 3 out of 5 in the category health. Read and write reviews about Health Information Systems Research Centre (HISRC). The Health Information Systems Research Centre (HISRC) is a research centre, at University College Cork (UCC), that seeks to maximise the benefit of adopting Information Systems within community and hospital healthcare. The HISRC builds on and applies lessons learnt in the business, financial, government and public sectors to identify and implement ICT solutions that reduce costs and improve patient health care outcomes. Its philosophy is that ICT, people and processes are necessarily interconnected and that this understanding enhances the probability of success of application of any ICT in the healthcare sector The HISRC, led by Dr Simon Woodworth and Dr Ciara Fitzgerald, works closely with other research groups within and outside UCC. These include but are not limited to the College of Medicine and Health, the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the ASSERT research group, the INFANT national research centre, and the Tyndall national research centre In addition the HISRC enjoys close working relationships with Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital and Nenagh General Hospital.
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