Information requirements for an integrated delivery system.
The health care marketplace in the United States is rapidly changing, resulting in more integrated delivery systems that will assume the financial risk for the clinical care of a mostly capitated population. The information requirements of a successful integrated delivery system must include: document management; orders and results management; clinical protocols with embedded case management tools; clinical decision support; and administrative practice management functions such as enrollment management, scheduling, and utilization management. These requirements can only be fulfilled using new information technologies, modified assessment strategies, and migration plans grounded in process analysis and re-engineering.
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Office of Information Systems and Technology, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States