title: Automation strategies at smaller clinics and hospitals.
abstract: When it comes to applying the latest technology, giant academic medical centers and multi-specialty clinics grab most of the headlines. But throughout the country, smaller provider organizations with modest budgets and limited staffs are showing ingenuity in devising strategies for applying clinical information technology. This package of articles offers an overview of key clinical automation trends at smaller facilities, plus case studies of two clinics and two hospitals.
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authors.lastname: Siwicki
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States