title: What the health care administrator needs to consider when purchasing personal computers.
abstract: With personal computer (PC) sales expected to grow by 10.3% in the upcoming year, health care administrators, concerned with keeping their facilities equipped with the latest technology while maintaining the bottom line, will need to be aware of the components that are designed for today's personal computer. This knowledge will enable them to match the functionality needed by end-users with the technology afforded by available PCs, thereby ensuring that costly computers that exceed the users' needs and expectations are not purchased. This article provides health care administrators the requisite specifications and guidelines to make informed choices.
authors.affiliation: Rangos School of Health Science, Health Management Systems, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States