title: Rural hospitals can hit the bull's-eye, too. IT connectivity is making its mark.
authors.affiliation: McDonough District Hospital, Macomb, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanoski
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goettsche
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration