Results improved management of data exchange among disparate systems and up-front studies of vendor offerings, potential problems, and long-term needs.
UNLABELLED Mount Clemens General Hospsital, Mount Clemens, Mich. PROBLEM performance anomalies due to multiple interfaces with separate systems. SOLUTION implementation of an interface engine. RESULTS improved management of data exchange among disparate systems. KEYS TO SUCCESS up-front studies of vendor offerings, potential problems, and long-term needs.