E-health: steps on the road to interoperability.

Full Abstract

Interoperable electronic medical records (EMRs) have the potential to produce better health outcomes while improving the efficiency of care delivery and reducing its costs. Implementation will require massive changes at all levels. In many instances, the costs of implementation could fall on one group, while savings will accrue to some other group. A successful transition strategy identifies a series of steps, where each step pays its own way, at the level of the local groups directly affected, and lays the foundation for the next step. Such a strategy implies an era in which large groups will likely play a critical role.

Author information

Author/s: James, Brent (B);

Affiliation: Institute for Health Care Delivery Research, Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. bjames(-atsign-)ihc.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Health affairs (Project Hope) (Health Aff (Millwood)), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2005 Jan-Jun; vol Suppl Web Exclusives (issue ) : pp W5-26-W5-30

Dates: Created 2006/01/27; Completed 2006/03/02;

PMID: 15659456, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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