Distributed Computing in a Hospital Environment

Authors

Steven R. Lund
Laurens V. Ackerman
James B. Martin

Abstract

Obtaining appropriate information in a timely fashion in medical practice has always been a burden for the practitioner. In a large hospital which undertakes major computer projects, this burden is intensified because information is not always available in a form directly usable by the physician or support personnel; it is now accumulated on diverse magnetic media where it is moved and processed as electronic pulses. This paper describes a solution which freely allows continued automation at different rates throughout a large hospital while expediting the movement of information where it is needed in a form understandable by the recipient.

Recommended Citation

Lund, Steven R.; Ackerman, Laurens V.; and Martin, James B. (1984) "Distributed Computing in a Hospital Environment," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 32 : No. 3 , 191-196.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol32/iss3/10