title: Computerized food service as a patient support system.
abstract: This paper compares an operations support system with an information system in the area of clinical food service. The advantages of a computerized dietary system over a manual system are discussed. A flexible, data-independent information system facilitates inventory and production control and extends the benefits of nutritional analysis to more patients. Health professionals are freed from routine clerical duties, and labor costs are minimized through use of the system.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D005521:Food Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010347:Patient Care Planning