title: Can object technology meet health care's programming needs?
abstract: Although object technology is just starting to make inroads in programming for health care applications, some observers predict it will drive information systems into the next century and beyond. Objects technology could play a major role in quicker development of the computer-based patient record and in easing the creation of links between systems.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCormack
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000639:trends*; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000639:trends*; D005431:Florida; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends*; D011381:Programming Languages; D012985:Software Design; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface