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- Title
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) In Health Organizations: Emerging Trends for Professional Education.
- Authors
Gotz, Cindy; Frates, Janice; Weschler, Suzanne
- Abstract
An interdisciplinary research team conducted a study to inform the development of a GIS course focused on healthcare administration, management, and policy. An electronic survey of 134 (44.7% response rate, n=60) healthcare professionals from a variety of private and public organizations yielded data used in the analysis of organizational experience with GIS, user qualifications and training, and average salaries for new GIS analysts. Results of the survey indicate organizations have used GIS for five years or more, annual salaries are >$40,000, staffs are small, most are not certified GIS professionals, and the majority of organizations use ESRI's ArcGIS software.
- Subjects
GEOGRAPHIC information systems; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; TRENDS; MEDICAL personnel; SURVEYS; TRAINING
- Publication
California Geographer, 2009, Vol 49, p87
- ISSN
0575-5700
- Publication type
Article