title: Hospital information systems in China.
abstract: The hospital information system (HIS) is an important aspect of computer application in hospitals. China is a developing country, and its HIS has been in the process of being developed since the 80s. In this paper the process of developing the HIS in China is reviewed. By comparing it with the developed countries, we found some existing problems in the HIS. The key problem for us is to design and implement a Chinese HIS. Backward models need to be discarded and new ideas of development encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Zhenjiang Medical College, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003200:Computer User Training; D003906:Developing Countries; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012984:Software