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What is Fragmented Information Systems

Chapter 36
Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
Disparate and heterogeneous information systems, which have been designed independently by different vendors, in order to optimize individually specific functional areas and processes within different departmental units.
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Integration Issues in the Healthcare Supply Chain
Spyros Kitsiou (University of Macedonia, Greece), Aristides Matopoulos (University of Macedonia, Greece), Maro Vlachopoulou (University of Macedonia, Greece), and Vicky Manthou (University of Macedonia, Greece)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch036
Abstract
The efficacy, quality, responsiveness, and value of healthcare services provided is increasingly attracting the attention and the questioning of governments, payers, patients, and healthcare providers. Investments on integration technologies and integration of supply chain processes, has been considered as a way towards removing inefficiencies in the sector. This chapter aims to initially provide an in depth analysis of the healthcare supply chain and to present core entities, processes, and flows. Moreover, the chapter explores the concept of integration in the context of the healthcare sector, and indentifies the integration drivers, as well as challenges.
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