title: A fix for data overload. CareGroup, Boston.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Merger of seven hospitals into one network made existing information systems inadequate to track and control financial information.
  
  
  METHODS
  Creation of a merged data movement and data integration solution to manage large files and complex, varied transactions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data loading time significantly reduced, information updating more timely, data integration greatly enhanced.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Comparison testing of data-management products and on-site evaluation for applicability to specific needs.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Halamka
mesh_terms: D001900:Boston; D003628:Database Management Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011381:Programming Languages