Metcalfe's law predicts reduced power of Electronic Medical Record software.
Error reduction, quality improvement and lowering of cost can all be achieved through electronic integration of health care providers. Despite the existence of clinical computing software for decades, meaningful linkage between health care providers has not occurred. We hypothesize that a major reason is reduction in network value through incompatible clinical software among hundreds of health care entities.
Valdes
Ignacio
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Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA.
Kibbe
David
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Tolleson
Greg
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Kunik
Mark
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Petersen
Laura A
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