title: Objectives and prerequisites to success for integrated patient records.
abstract: The concept of integrated patient-based records at first sight looks logical and consumer orientated, but it cuts across traditional record-keeping practice. This paper draws from four different fruitful initiatives to identify benefits and success prerequisites.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Health Planning and Management, Keele University, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rigby
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003153:Community Health Services; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007256:Information Systems; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009737:Nursing Records; D018511:Systems Integration; D006113:United Kingdom