The Internet is suffering from a continuous explosion of users, yet Internet communication in the healthcare chain is still on a low level. This research studies the workflow that is concerned with the status of the patient in the healthcare chain. The functional integration of all healthcare chain components is an objective that might be utopia but electronic prescription and electronic medical record combined with the strong communication facilities create many possibilities to put a step into the right direction.
Communication is a strong weapon for the strategic use of information systems.
Although at this moment most of the patient information is transmitted by paper or by phone, the near future will show the introduction of the e-life of the patient. Main results of the first phase of this study is that General Practitioners should not be seduced with money and quality aspects to improve their information systems. What they need is a reduction of time pressure and means to communicate with the environment. Inc. All rights reserved.