title: Health care services, information systems & sustainability.
abstract: This chapter gives an educational overview of: * many competing characteristics within national health systems * national primary information and knowledge flows between health care entities * the role of information technologies in assisting health organizations become sustainable enterprises * the business of maintaining healthy populations for any nation * desirable e-health strategy objectives.
authors.affiliation: eHealth Education, openEHR Foundation, Centre for Health Informatics & Multiprofessional Education, University College London, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia. e.hovenga@ehealtheducation.net
authors.forename: Evelyn J S
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hovenga
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006291:Health Policy; D006296:Health Services; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D038622:Internationality; D040442:Public Health Informatics