THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL COMPUTING SYSTEMS
INDEX1. Introduction2. Background: the hospital and the computer 2.1. The complexity of hospitals 2.2. The changing of hospitals 2.3. Problems of managing a hospital 2.4. The hospital manager and the computer 3. Considering the need for a computer 3.1. Modern managerial techniques 3.2. Problems susceptible to computer solution 3.3. The objectives of hospital computing project 3.4. What hospital managers need to know about computers 4. How to proceed 4.1. Choosing applications 4.2. Developing a project 4.3. The task forces 4.4. Pitfalls to avoid: rules to observe 4.5. Human problems 4.6. the World outside the hospital 5. Conclusion ANNEX I. Technical background I.1. A brief glossary of computing methods and facilities I.2. Select bibliography ANNEX II. The role of central authorities ANNEX III. Brief details of ten projects ANNEX IV. List of working documents ANNEX V. Programme and agenda ANNEX VI. List of participants
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