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To conclude, system interfaces and system integration have specific uses based on the individual hospital's assessment of current and future needs. For the short-term, interfaces can provide a level of increased functionality without the upheaval of current operations. On the long-term considerations, the cost may factor negatively against the hospital's long-term information requirements and its inability to move and adapt quickly as the healthcare environment changes. Integrated systems, while requiring conversion from current interfaced systems, provide the functions and flexibility that serve a hospital's immediate and long-term information needs and enable it to survive in an increasingly-volatile healthcare environment.
总之，系统接口和系统集成基于各医院对当前及未来需求的评估而具有特定用途。短期内，接口可在不扰乱当前运营的情况下提供一定程度的功能增强。从长期考虑，成本可能对医院的长期信息需求产生负面影响，且随着医疗环境变化，医院可能无法迅速迁移和适应。集成系统虽需要从当前的接口系统进行转换，但能提供满足医院近期和长期信息需求的功能及灵活性，使其能在日益多变的医疗环境中生存。
