title: Health Information Systems.
abstract: This article provides surgical pathologists an overview of health information systems (HISs): what they are, what they do, and how such systems relate to the practice of surgical pathology. Much of this article is dedicated to the electronic medical record. Information, in how it is captured, transmitted, and conveyed, drives the effectiveness of such electronic medical record functionalities. So critical is information from pathology in integrated clinical care that surgical pathologists are becoming gatekeepers of not only tissue but also information. Better understanding of HISs can empower surgical pathologists to become stakeholders who have an impact on the future direction of quality integrated clinical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: sirintrs@mskcc.org.
authors.forename: S Joseph
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sirintrapun
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 633 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Artz
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010340:Pathology, Surgical / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Computerized provider order entry; Decision support; Electronic health record; Electronic medical record; Health information systems; Laboratory information system