ABSTRACT
The skillful design of an information architecture that suits a healthcare organization is a top priority for information managers. But they have been hampered both in their conceptual approach to managing information flow and their technological capabilities for designing that flow. Information--both clinical and administrative--must be fluid and accessible. These key success factors lie in the increasingly prevalent database repository approach. And the technology is here to make it happen.
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Computer Systems , Hospital Information Systems , Information Storage and Retrieval , Systems Analysis , United StatesABSTRACT
In moving toward integrated solutions, the healthcare industry attempts to deal with the daunting amount of data required daily by healthcare knowledge workers. Frank Cavanaugh, partner and national director of the Healthcare Information Systems practice of Coopers & Lybrand, Chicago, says integration will happen incrementally. He explores several workable approaches in this first of a two-part study on information integration strategies for healthcare.
