Title: Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) in Business: Healthcare Service Industry
Abstract: This
research investigates the patterns and changes in the concentration of the
Health Care Industry in New York State at county scale for the past three
decades (1969 to 2000). The study integrates Geographic Information
System (GIS) and various spatial-temporal analytical tools to conduct empirical
regional economic analyses. The method is built upon a loose-coupling
of the GIS module using ArcView, and various statistical and temporal analytical
modules using Excel, Visual Basic, SPSS, and SAS. This method allows
both spatial and temporal analyses of regional economic development.
Various analytical tools such as the location quotient (LQ) technique and
Moran’s I statistic are employed. The paper applies this method to
trace and analyzes both spatial and temporal clustering patterns and spillover
effects on the healthcare industries across the 62 counties in the New York
State over the past three decades.