Hospitals move to multiple computer suppliers.
By the end of 1989, one of every three hospitals over 100 beds was using six or more software vendors, according to industry consultant Sheldon Dorenfest. This situation mandated that software and hardware solutions "talk to each other," and has made a difference in the healthcare market share of top hardware suppliers.
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