Biomedical Informatics 4th Edition by Edward Shortliffe, James Cimino

Exercise 1

Briefly explain the differences amongan HCO's operational, planning,communications, and documentaryrequirements for information. Givetwo examples in each category. Chooseone of these categories, and discusssimilarities and differences in the envi-ronments of an integrated deliverynetwork, a community-based ambula-tory-care clinic, and a specialty-carephysician's office. Describe the implieddifferences in these units' informationrequirements.