title: Integrating systems requires balancing act.
abstract: A Web-based patient record system at The Ohio State University Medical Center dramatically speeds up interactions with referring physicians.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA. hagop.mekhjian@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Hagop S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mekhjian
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bentley
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D009820:Ohio; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D018511:Systems Integration