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    Hospitals & Health Networks
    |March 5, 1997
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    Summary

    Extending hospital computer systems to outpatient settings presents significant challenges. Despite the difficulties and costs, some healthcare organizations are successfully expanding their IT infrastructure.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Informatics
    • Information Technology Management

    Background:

    • Hospital information systems (HIS) face limitations in scalability.
    • Extending HIS to outpatient facilities is complex and costly.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the challenges and successes of extending hospital computer systems to outpatient satellites.
    • To identify strategies for overcoming IT infrastructure limitations in healthcare.

    Main Methods:

    • Case study analysis of healthcare organizations expanding IT infrastructure.
    • Review of technological and logistical hurdles in HIS integration.

    Main Results:

    • Significant technical and financial obstacles impede the expansion of hospital computer systems.
    • A few pioneering institutions are achieving successful integration despite these challenges.

    Conclusions:

    • Expanding hospital IT infrastructure to outpatient satellites is a difficult but achievable goal.
    • Successful expansion requires overcoming significant odds and expense, indicating a need for innovative solutions.