title: Developing information systems for integrated systems.
abstract: As the structure of healthcare delivery systems changes, an increasing number of healthcare executives are rethinking their organizations' approaches to the delivery of care. At the same time, many executives are re-engineering their organizations' information systems to provide the infrastructure necessary to support changing requirements. Healthcare executives can take a number of steps to ensure that their organizations' information systems help reduce costs and improve quality of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pawola
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Klineman
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D003363:Cost Control; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007256:Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States