title: Information systems for integrated healthcare delivery.
abstract: Even without passage of Federal healthcare reform legislation, the healthcare market is responding to cost-control pressures by becoming more integrated and business-driven. As mergers and collaborations increase, automated system infrastructures must be developed to support the information needs of newly formed integrated healthcare delivery systems. Strategic plans must include provisions for creating new information systems or expanding existing systems so they can support seamless integration and access to patient data among varying providers.
authors.affiliation: Sheldon I. Dorenfest Associates, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Work
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pawola
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009935:Organizational Affiliation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States