title: Integrated health systems: building the perfect IT beast.
abstract: The evolution of managed care, from strictly paying for to actually providing care, has shifted the focus of information technology in this industry as well. Today, the perfect managed care information system requires functionality beyond claims processing and back-end HMO operations. The IT goal for integrated health system (IHS) executives should be a hybrid of both payor- and provider-based functionalities.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Group, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Turks
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004465:Economic Competition; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States