title: Health care integration: the role of information technologies.
abstract: Information technologies are rapidly becoming the major process drivers of health care system integration. These integrated information systems will emanate from MCOs and pervade the entire health care system at each level of service delivery. Suggestions for facilitating the integration process and the role of pharmaceutical industry, wholesalers, service providers, and end users are discussed herein.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szeinbach
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004345:Drug Industry; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D018854:Managed Competition; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States