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Biotechnology/economics , Genomics/economics , Research/economics , Biotechnology/legislation & jurisprudence , Biotechnology/trends , Genomics/legislation & jurisprudence , Genomics/trends , Humans , Investments/economics , Investments/trends , Research/legislation & jurisprudence , Research/trends , United StatesSubject(s)
Health Services Accessibility/classification , Hospitals, Rural/economics , Rural Health/trends , Emigration and Immigration , Employment , Hospitals, Rural/classification , Hospitals, Rural/legislation & jurisprudence , Housing , Humans , Medically Underserved Area , Medicare/legislation & jurisprudence , United StatesSubject(s)
Community Participation/economics , Health Maintenance Organizations/organization & administration , Marketing of Health Services/trends , Consumer Behavior , Economic Competition , Ethnicity , Female , Humans , Internet , Marketing of Health Services/methods , Referral and Consultation/organization & administration , United StatesSubject(s)
Health Benefit Plans, Employee/trends , Cost Control , Cost Sharing , Drug Industry/economics , Employer Health Costs/trends , Forecasting , Health Benefit Plans, Employee/economics , Health Care Costs/trends , Health Maintenance Organizations/economics , Quality of Health Care , United StatesSubject(s)
Nursing Staff, Hospital/supply & distribution , Organizational Culture , Patient-Centered Care , Personnel Administration, Hospital/methods , Employment/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Morale , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Personnel Loyalty , Salaries and Fringe Benefits , United StatesSubject(s)
Censuses , Cultural Diversity , Population Dynamics , Aged , Data Interpretation, Statistical , Emigration and Immigration/statistics & numerical data , Ethnicity/statistics & numerical data , Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data , Health Services Needs and Demand/trends , Health Status , Humans , Income/statistics & numerical data , Medically Uninsured/statistics & numerical data , Politics , Rural Population , United States/epidemiologySubject(s)
Censuses , Cultural Diversity , Population Dynamics , Ethnicity/statistics & numerical data , Humans , United StatesSubject(s)
Health Care Sector/organization & administration , Information Systems/organization & administration , Internet/organization & administration , Commerce/trends , Computer Communication Networks , Diffusion of Innovation , Health Care Sector/trends , Information Systems/trends , Internet/trends , Patient Education as Topic/trends , United StatesABSTRACT
e-Health is here to stay and experts predict that the Internet will become the hub of health care. Rapid advancements in biotechnology and medical research, increasingly curious patients who surf the Internet for medical information, and pressures from managed care companies to contain costs and speed treatments are the central components driving e-health. Despite physician reluctance to embrace the e-revolution, many hospitals and medical groups are employing the Internet and information technology to improve their customer interface, as well as to reduce business costs. This article offers seven e-strategies for health care performance improvement: (1) Supply chain management; (2) e-transactions; (3) care management; (4) improving quality; (5) boosting revenues; (6) outsourcing; and (7) provider networks (Intranets). By helping to incorporate these key e-solutions, physician executives can position their organizations for success in the new millennium.