Managing the growth of microcomputers in health care.
The growth of microcomputer usage in health care has brought new challenges to managing them. Strategies include establishing a centralized review policy, setting up an information center staffed by a PC coordinator, and possibly implementing a local area network. Regardless of the strategy, microcomputers should be an integral part of the hospital information system and plan.
D002497:Centralized Hospital Services; D003201:Computers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008122:Local Area Networks; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009515:New Jersey