Subject category:
Knowledge, Information and Communication Systems Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 11 August 2005
Length: 22 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Describes the circumstances leading to the three-and-a-half-day collapse of a major hospital group's IS capabilities. Identifies the technical reasons for the failure, management steps in dealing with the problem short term, and the long-term lessons they believe they learned from the incident.
Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD1.6 billion revenues, 13,000 employees
Other setting(s):
2002
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Abstract
This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Describes the circumstances leading to the three-and-a-half-day collapse of a major hospital group's IS capabilities. Identifies the technical reasons for the failure, management steps in dealing with the problem short term, and the long-term lessons they believe they learned from the incident.
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Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD1.6 billion revenues, 13,000 employees
Other setting(s):
2002