title: Evaluation and selection of systems for automating clinical operations.
abstract: Hospital automation, through the use of a clinical operations system, can provide access to current and accurate information, present information in more usable and understandable formats, and provide better documentation for hospital and third-party use. A properly designed and implemented clinical operations system will result in better patient care, more efficient labor utilization, better liability protection, and the financial survival of the institution.
authors.affiliation: Wismer Martin, Inc., Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Groom
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003201:Computers; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface