title: The potential for medical informatics in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
abstract: This article assesses the potential value of an integrated medical/ hospital information system (IMIS) for the members of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization, and describes the preliminary results of a feasibility study questionnaire done in December 1989 at Salmaniya Medical Center (SMC) in the state of Bahrain.
authors.affiliation: LDS Hospital/University of Utah.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: al-Hashimi
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Pryor
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D001445:Bahrain; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008490:Medical Informatics; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D008877:Middle East; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization