title: Point/counterpoint. It is important that medical physicists be involved in the development and implementation of integrated hospital information systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, University of Patras School of Medicine, GR 26500, Rion, Greece. gnikif@med.upatras.gr
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Nikiforidis
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Kagadis
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D018511:Systems Integration