Computers in Medical Care: A Review^[*]

Summary

This survey provides an overview of major developments on the impact of computers in medical and hospital care over the last 25 years. Though the review emphasizes developments in the U. S. and their multi-faceted impacts upon resource allocation and regulation, a serious attempt is made to track those impacts being universally true in multinational environments.

Dieser Artikel gibt einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Entwicklungen der EDV im Gesundheitswesen während der letzten 25 Jahre und ihre Auswirkungen, hauptsächlich wie sie in den USA, aber auch in anderen westlichen Ländern beobachtbar sind. Fragen der Ressourcenverteilung und der Regulierung werden diskutiert.

^* This review article has been written in cooperation with U. Kekeritz and J. Tritschler, both from the MEDIS-Institute.

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