The Computer in the Doctor’s Office^[*]

Conclusions from an IMIA working conference on »The Computer in the Doctor’s Office« which took place in Hannover (FRG) in April 1980 are presented. The basis for these conclusions is outlined as a synthesis of the conference proceedings. Reasons for EDP application, basic approaches, achievable results and further trends are treated in detail.

Es werden Schlußfolgerungen aus einer IMIA Arbeitskonferenz zum Thema »The Computer in the Doctor’s Office«, die in Hannover im April 1980 durchgeführt wurde, gezogen. Deren Grundlagen werden als Synthese aus den auf der Konferenz vorgetragenen Arbeiten dargestellt. Insbesondere wird auf Gründe für EDV-Anwendung, grundsätzliche Vorgehensweisen, erreichbare Ergebnisse und weitere Trends eingegangen.

Key-Words:

Ambulatory Care - Primary Care - Doctor’s Office - Computerized Information Systems - Medical Data Management Systems - Administrative Data Management Systems - Systems Analysis - Systems Evaluation - Trends in Technology

Schlüssel-Wörter:

Ambulante Versorgung - Primärversorgung - Ärztliche Praxis - computergestützte Informationssysteme - Medizinische Datenverarbeitung - administrative Datenverarbeitung - Systemanalyse - Systembewertung - technologische Trends

^* The paper is based on a review presented at Medical Informatics Europe 81. The 3rd Conference on Medical Informatics Europe, Toulouse, March 9—13 1981

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