title: Aiming for more than a base HIT.
abstract: To position themselves for optimal use of health information technology through goals such as electronic health records and the eventual transition to a national health information infrastructure, providers need to make better decisions regarding the use of their existing systems.
authors.affiliation: Margret/A Consulting, LLC, Schaumburg, Ill., USA. margretcpr@aol.com
authors.forename: Margret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amatayakul
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lazarus
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services