title: Preface. Historically the use of IT was administrative, financial, or statistical.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grain
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin-Sanchez
authors.forename: Louise K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Schaper
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods*; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*