title: 4 pitfalls to clinical integration.
abstract: Four common mistakes can easily thwart clinical integration: Assuming that EHR adoption is the cornerstone of successful integration; Delaying the development of ambulatory services that support clinical integration; Believing that knowledge of clinical integration initiatives will passively diffuse through the ranks; Attaching too much weight to Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice approval of a clinical integration model.
authors.affiliation: Blue Consulting Services, LLC, Indianapolis, USA. jredding@blueandco.com
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Redding
mesh_terms: D060866:Accountable Care Organizations; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States