Health Affairs, 24, no. 5 (2005): 1296-1301 doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.5.1296 © 2005 by Project HOPE	New Online   Obama's Success & Next Steps   3 Health Policy Options for President Obama   A Hybrid Proposal   Bipartisan Compromise

This Article Full Text (HTML) Reprint (PDF) Online Exhibit 1 Submit a response to this article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when Comments are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services E-mail this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in ISI Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to My Personal Archive Download to Citation Manager Reprints & Permissions Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (6) Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Kilo, C. M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Kilo, C. M. Related Collections Health Reform Physicians Quality Of Care Research And Technology Health Spending Consumer Issues Health Information Technology

Health Tracking

FROM THE FIELD

Transforming Care: Medical Practice Design And Information Technology

The transformation of the medical practice is possible today because of the advancement of system design knowledge coupled with innovations in information technology (IT). Examples of such transformed care are present today, and they are creating a roadmap for others. Those efforts are also elucidating critical issues in the use of IT to advance health care quality. Connectivity, electronic integration, and knowledge management are the key functionalities emerging as levers to promote this transformation.

                      What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P. V. Lee and D. Lansky Making Space For Disruption: Putting Patients At The Center Of Health Care Health Aff., September 1, 2008; 27(5): 1345 - 1348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Bodenheimer Coordinating Care -- A Perilous Journey through the Health Care System N. Engl. J. Med., March 6, 2008; 358(10): 1064 - 1071. [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. H Wagner Diversifying the options for interacting with patients Postgrad. Med. J., December 1, 2007; 83(986): 723 - 724. [Full Text] [PDF]

				E. H Wagner Diversifying the options for interacting with patients Qual. Saf. Health Care, October 1, 2007; 16(5): 322 - 323. [Full Text] [PDF]

				K. Fiscella and H. J. Geiger Health information technology and quality improvement for community health centers. Health Aff., March 1, 2006; 25(2): 405 - 412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J.D. Kleinke Dot-Gov: Market Failure And The Creation Of A National Health Information Technology System Health Aff., September 1, 2005; 24(5): 1246 - 1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]