Using the computer to increase productivity in a shared services operations

Understanding the computer and developing programs for it that increase productivity in security is not as difficult as you might think. Here is an account of how one organization's experience with computers is working out.

A staff education consortium: one model for collaboration

This article describes the development of a staff education consortium consisting of five large medical center hospitals. The major reasons for the existence of the Consortium are collaboration for the purpose of mutual sharing, reduction in duplication, and cost containment of educational programming. The development, organization, activities, problems and future of this Consortium are discussed.

How to make a shared financial system work for you

The success of a shared financial system rests in the availability of the organization to use this resource effectively and economically. Enhancements will often be minor improvements, slightly better information and evolving changes over a long period of time. However, the more effort an organization expends in working on the system, the greater likelihood that the system will perform according to the institution's needs.