Microsystems in health care: Part 2. Creating a rich information environment.

Eugene C. Nelson; Paul B. Batalden; Karen Homa; Marjorie M. Godfrey; Christine Campbell; Linda A. Headrick; Thomas P. Huber; Julie J. Mohr; John H. Wasson

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Microsystems in health care: Part 2. Creating a rich information environment.

March 6, 2005

Nelson EC, Batalden PB, Homa K, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2003;29(1):5-15.

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The authors describe three information delivery systems highly tailored to specific needs (a specialty clinic, an emergency room, and a shock trauma ICU) and the benefits to information exchange and operational efficiency within these settings, and between these settings and the larger organization.

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