The Physician's Workstation Health Care Revolution or the Nearest Mis Yet?

Authors

Jerome R. Cox Jr., Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1989-04-24

Filename

WUCS-89-51.pdf

Technical Report Number

WUCS-89-51

Abstract

The practice of medicine is an information rich activity, yet information systems have had melancholy history as aids to decision making physicians. Some of the reasons for this lack of acceptance are examined along with the potential that emerging technology may have for the acceptance of a future physician’s workstation. The use of information technology in the practice of medicine seems inevitable, but social impediments to its use may delay its widespread introduction for a decade or more. In the meantime experiments which document the existence or absence of the anticipated benefits should be designed and carried out.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7794308

Recommended Citation

Cox, Jerome R. Jr., "The Physician's Workstation Health Care Revolution or the Nearest Mis Yet?" Report Number: WUCS-89-51 (1989). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/905