title: Then and now: how far have we come? Part I.
abstract: The political, technological and economic forces of the turbulent '80s mandated changes in the way the American healthcare sector conducted the business of caring for people. In this first of a two-part series, Computers in Healthcare examines the evolution of healthcare computing in several key application areas. Part I will explore progress in laboratory, radiology, patient accounting, case mix and patient care systems.
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authors: Pollock
mesh_terms: D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States