Departmental cost savings were quickly attained when a micro-based materials management system was installed at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. Other materials managers can achieve similar benefits with these guidelines for implementation.
Computerized health profiles can effectively educate and motivate patients to develop habits that can reduce risk factors and contribute to a long, healthful life.
Sophisticated software, advances in hardware, and bar code technology all increase opportunities to improve materials management. However, good manual support is necessary for materials managers to take full advantage of these technological advances.
This case history will describe how the planning department at MedCenters Health Plan, a large multidisciplinary group practice in Minneapolis, Minn, uses its information system to support decision making.
Two case histories document the difficult yet successful computer installations in long-term care facilities, from the planning and evaluation stages through the implementation and upgrade phases.
Although some computer input devices have been in use for decades, claims of new devices are announced almost daily. This overview of historic, current, and future device technologies addresses the issue of what is truly new.