title: Purchasing a medical office minicomputer system. Guidelines and considerations.
abstract: Medical office computer systems can increase practice efficiency, but adequate minicomputer systems are still expensive, and some technical knowledge is needed if potential pitfalls in system acquisition and operation are to be avoided. A general introduction both to the capabilities and costs of currently available medical office computer systems is presented, and considerations which should be examined before acquiring an office computer are discussed.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers / Q000592:standards*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008905:Minicomputers / Q000592:standards*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000592:standards*