title: The mouse that roared.
abstract: They don't call the onslaught of managed care a revolution for nothing: everything is different now. Especially communications technology. The key tasks of managed care, from identifying best practices to coordinating physicians, are impossible when relying on paper records alone. That's why more health systems are depending on automated medical records. Though it's still not too late to catch up to stay competitive, now could be your last chance.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Appleby
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States