title: New promise for interorganizational collaboration. As a network platform, VPNs can help beat the top five obstacles healthcare organizations face in trying to initiate and sustain information-sharing networks.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Community Networks for OpenReach Inc., Woburn, Mass., USA. lsylvia@openreach.com
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sylvia
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface