title: Status and progress of hospital information systems (HIS).
abstract: Expectations for hospital information systems (HIS) have yet to be realized. Requirements have been defined by the International Medical Informatics Association, health care futurists, and others. With a volatile marketplace and evolving technologies, computerization has been a non-trivial task. However, recent advances in architecture and communication standards promise to make networking possible. In addition, the development of professional workstations and of computer-based patient records linked to new tools and applications can transform health care. For HIS to realize these expectations, however, technology assessment and outcome analysis must play critical roles.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201-1513.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: O'Desky
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans