title: Electronic daily reporting of community-wide healthcare information.
abstract: The development of electronic healthcare data systems has proceeded rapidly; concerns regarding the impact and costs of electronic healthcare data have also been raised. This study describes the development and implementation of a community-wide program for daily electronic exchange of aggregate healthcare data in Syracuse, NY, addressing major concerns and producing important lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Executive Council, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lagoe
authors.forename: Gert P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Westert
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D007256:Information Systems; D009518:New York; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011634:Public Health / Q000639:trends