Optical disk testing opens hospital's eyes.
After six months of testing, Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City is ready to say "yes" to optical disk storage of medical records. Eventually, the system is expected to help eliminate storage costs for 4 million pieces of paper per year, microfilming costs of $200,000 per year and labor costs for pulling and refiling 700 charts every day.
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D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009519:New York City; D016249:Optical Storage Devices