Abstract
The introduction of advanced minicomputer technology has made a wide variety of information processing applications available to hospitals which could not previously afford the resources needed to develop and implement such systems. The impact of such systems on the operation of hospitals in the 100-300 bed size range is not fully understood. A preliminary examination of the type of system available to and implemented by hospitals of this size has revealed some system characteristics which have implications both for the ultimate evaluation of such systems and for the use of automated information systems in hospitals in general.
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