title: Information technology, best practices, and care management: Part I.
abstract: Web-enabled technologies are swiftly becoming popular in all walks of life--health care included. New health care applications are blossoming every week, creations that promise to drastically change the efficiency of managed care systems. In this first installment of a two-part series, the author describes some of the innovative changes that are occurring today.
authors: Health Net, Oakland, CA, USA.
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mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D019468:Disease Management; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D020407:Internet / Q000639:trends*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States