Another explanation of IT effect on hospitals is addressed by coordination theory proposed by Malone
and Crowston (1994). This emerging framework draws on many disciplines traditionally used to address
the role of IT and its effect on organizations including economics and organization theories. The term
coordination is defined as managing dependencies between activities. The theory views an organization
as complex systems that include both people and IT. The concept of coordination theory is that IT effects
on an organization result from IT’s influence on coordination processes for dependency management
between activities within the organization.