[Information managers: the powerful strategists of health care organizations in future]

ABSTRACT

Nowadays, importance of health information and managing health information resources is growing. Managing information resources requires a variety of knowledge and skills. So, information managers find themselves as a valuable person in health care organizations. This article aimed to overview the importance, roles, duties, and organizational position of information managers in health care organizations. Information managers would be as future powerful strategists in health care organizations; to this end, they must furnish themselves to a variety of knowledge and skills such as information management, information technology, and related technical issues, management capabilities and understanding clinical processes