title: Research review: Survey of automation in health information management departments.
abstract: Automation has infiltrated most areas of health care including the health information environment. The article reports a study conducted to determine the degree to which computerized systems are being used in health information departments of acute care hospitals in Pennsylvania. Analyses of urban and rural facilities revealed the extent of automation, systems currently in use, development/purchasing issues, age of systems, and plans for future automation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Information Management, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Firouzan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coburn
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires