title: Enterprise network. Anticipating explosive growth.
abstract: Columbia/HCA designed its information network around a central mainframe linked to regional data centers. That approach has been a key in handling rapid expansion.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bazzoli
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D004493:Education; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States