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M F Stefanchik

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Patient care systems. Point-of-care revolution.

Interest in bedside information systems continues steadily, and purchasers now view point-of-care systems as a "when" and not an "if" acquisition, according to a comparison of three Computers in Healthcare surveys on this technology. Yet, cost justification and return on investment still wave cautionary flags that keep growth in this market fairly slow. Support from nursing executives will become a key success factor.

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Benchmarking system expectations.

Development of the first large, comprehensive HIS database started in 1982 at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The National Survey of Hospital Information Systems, initially an academic endeavor, launched a massive data collection effort. McGraw-Hill assumed ownership of this database, renaming it PROFILE in 1987.

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Point-of-care faces cost challenges.

A 1989 Computers in Healthcare survey finds considerably increased interest by hospital managers in bedside/point-of-care information systems, compared to results of a CIH survey in 1987. But cost-justifying these systems remains an obstacle to purchase decisions.

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Creative insight.

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