title: Online health networks.
abstract: Healthcare networks function as a structural synergy serving the various healthcare actors, including the patient, who is the beneficiary. Medically speaking, they meet the need of healthcare professionals for targeted information sharing with regard to the medical record. Economically speaking, they may represent an added value and/or a diminution of costs, thus contributing to quality of care. The adoption of the same standards for all concerned servers is an absolute prerequisite if multidisciplinary applications are to be generated, as well as related services of an informational and educational nature.
authors.affiliation: A.C.T.H., Secrétariat, B. Morelle - I.P.G., Allée des Templiers 41, 6280 Gerpinnes (Loverval), Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vael
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vandenberghe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gérard
mesh_terms: D016494:Computer Security; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006282:Health Personnel; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface