Managed care and health information networks

Abstract

Communication and data exchange among existing health information systems is becoming increasingly important in the health care industry. In a managed care environment, the focus is on delivering value by providing consumers access to high-quality health care at reasonable cost. This article explains how the use of a health information network in the managed care system, which links all related entities, improves the quality of health care by allowing access to critical data on demand and decreases the cost of delivery by enhancing communication among managed care providers.