title: Systems for the year 2000: the case for an integrated database.
abstract: Analysis of the requirements for information management in the various segments of the health care delivery system indicates that the needs of the various user groups overlap, arguing that an integrated information system should be shared between groups. Trends in health care policy suggest that the health care database should be global in scope, not limited to one health care facility. The design of an integrated health care information system that permits local autonomy requires a new approach to systems architecture.
authors.affiliation: Information Systems Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Stead
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000639:trends; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000639:trends; D007256:Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends