title: Practice management companies. Creating sound information technology strategies.
abstract: Practice management companies are becoming more prominent players in the health care industry. To improve the performance of the group practices that they acquire, these companies are striving to use updated information technologies.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cross
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D008331:Management Information Systems; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012984:Software; D014481:United States