title: [Status of information technology in health care institutions of Serbia].
abstract: The basic purpose of this study was to analyse the condition of the information technology in the health care institutions of Serbia in 1994. and to compare the results with similar investigation from 1992. in order to determine the state of its development and progress. The instrument used for the collection of data was questionnaire with 24 questions which was distributed to all independent health care institutions in the Republic of Serbia (total 238). The response rate was 40.8 percent. Out of the number of responded health institutions, 86 percent of them own computers which are in use, almost duble the number of institutions which had and used this equipment in 1992. The great majority of institutions had one or two PCs. Organized units for medical information systems were formed in 27.2 percent of institutions. Each of them in average uses two application softwares, from which one is for billing and payroll accounting. The development of information system technology has improved in relation to 1992. and is, with certain suggestions and activities a good basis for designing of a unique health care information system in Republic of Serbia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simić
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marinković
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stanojević
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radovanović
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Andjelski
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Atanasković
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grujović
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pavlović
authors.forename: Lj
authors.initials: Lj
authors.lastname: Djukić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obradović
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006268:Health Facilities; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015022:Yugoslavia