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Interface gateways: defining the solutions.

R Johnson·M Zobian
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In summary, an interface gateway is able to quickly create and support relationships. In the healthcare environment of the 1990s, organization executives will be faced with an exponential increase in the number of provider, payor and employer alliances, affiliations and acquisitions. One of the recurring requirements in this scenario is the need to share information. Most of the data standards in existence today do not address the vast interface requirements of these organizations. However, the capabilities, flexibility and capacity of interface gateways can allow these relationships to be created and supported in a fraction of the time that conventional methods require.

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R Johnson, M Zobian. 1994. Interface gateways: defining the solutions.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10132398/

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