title: Developing a health information network within an integrated delivery system: a case study.
abstract: Changes in the health care environment, such as the growth of integrated delivery systems and the proliferation of managed care, are having a profound impact on the way in which health care organizations manage both clinical and financial information. Health information networks (HINs) are emerging to support the goals and internal needs of integrated delivery systems. In this environment, health care managers must assume a leadership role in planning for the development of HINs. The article provides an overview of the principal issues that should be addressed in an organization's information systems plan when a HIN is being developed and includes a case study that illustrates the key points discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration and Policy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wager
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heda
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D016494:Computer Security; D003199:Computer Systems; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010067:Ownership; D014481:United States; D014768:Virginia