System allocates scarce data processing resources.
The data processing function consists of two separate components--operations and development. The first, which is the day-to-day business of the data processing department, requires very little external input. Development, however, requires close collaboration between the data processing department and the user department. The system described in this article ensures that collaboration.
D003201:Computers; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D013597:Systems Analysis