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Some pioneering health care organizations are using the public Internet for more than just basic Web sites. But will fears about the reliability and security of the Internet keep most organizations from using the worldwide network of computer networks? In this story, experts debate the issue.
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M-Bone, multimedia e-mail and teleconferencing are drawing providers to the Internet as a telemedicine network alternative. But security and reliability issues remain unresolved.
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More integrated delivery systems are making progress toward building computer networks that link all their care delivery sites so they can efficiently and economically coordinate care. A growing number of these systems are turning to intranets--private computer networks that use Internet-derived protocols and technologies--to move information that's essential to managing scare health care resources.
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An integrated delivery system in Mississippi prepares for managed care with a massive information systems overhaul that scraps old systems in favor of new.
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Outpatient providers have yet to widely embrace computer-based patient records systems. Many clinics and group practices are still learning about the technology, rather than actually implementing it. But pioneering organizations are reaping many benefits from having patient records on-line. And they're learning what works--and what doesn't--when making the transition from paper to electronic records.
A handful of pioneering organizations are using intranets in their systems integration efforts. They have concluded that intranets, when used in combination with interface engines, can "virtually integrate" data.
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As more health care information is computerized, concerns about the security of on-line data are growing. Some well-publicized health data security breaches illustrate the potentially devastating impact of confidentiality violations. This package of stories offers and in-depth look at the state of health data security. It includes a "roundtable discussion" by five prominent chief security officers, as well as articles on data encryption, biometrics, legislation and other topics.
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