title: The integrated patient information system.
abstract: The complexity and potential impact of today's health care crisis requires a comprehensive approach to problem analysis and innovative thinking in developing solution strategies. Patient care, by its information-intensive nature, involves extensive information processing for decision-making, and requires the support of an effective and efficient information system. Therefore, information Technology must play a critical part in developing any solution strategy. Blue Chip, as an industry leader in leveraging information Technology to create innovative business processes, took the challenge and found a solution to the problem of comprehensive patient information processing. Through the generous support of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, a branch of the US Public Health Service, the company completed research and development under two Small Business Innovative Research grants. After 3 years of intensive study, design, and development, Blue Chip created an integrated Patient information System called Care-Centric.
authors.affiliation: Blue Chip Computers, Dayton, OH 4S429, USA. zoller@msmail.bluechip.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D005544:Forecasting; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States