title: Developing a networking strategy for an integrated healthcare delivery system.
abstract: Dramatic changes in the healthcare industry are forcing organizations to find innovative ways to survive. The most critical component for organizational survival is the ability to communicate with and connect to internal and external information sources. It becomes imperative that organizations employ minimum standards and protocols in network design even as legacy systems remain in place as a part of their networks.
authors.affiliation: Wyoming Valley Health Care Systems, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rauber
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface