title: Information technology in the health care industry.
abstract: The health care information systems market has grown to a multibillion dollar industry, with a predicted average annual growth rate of 12% through the year 2000. This paper provides an overview of information and management technology applications in health care for (a) medical diagnosis and treatment; (b) health care administrative functions; and (c) special applications of information technology to health care problems.
authors.affiliation: College of Business Administration, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Prochazka
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007256:Information Systems; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D014481:United States