title: Gaining links: health information networks arise--with integration challenges.
abstract: As chins gain favor and efficiency in several regions of the country, they are increasingly used to speed both financial and clinical data interchanges. Technologic advances in information management are shifting the laboratory from a passive entity generating data to an active medical support service.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016494:Computer Security; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States