Impact of government regulations on two management and clinical information systems in a medical school environment.
Administrative and legal requirements and, in particular, federal and state government health care assistance and social services program regulations all combine to add complexity to the management and operation of ambulatory and inpatient health programs. This paper describes how constantly changing government regulations and differences in interpretations and definitiions have been expensive, time-consuming and sometimes detrimental to health care delivery for two large management and clinical computer-based information systems.
D003201:Computers; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005251:Fees, Medical; D005380:Financing, Government; D006076:Government; D006077:Government Agencies; D007256:Information Systems; D008483:Medical Assistance; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States