Towards the development of computerised healthcare delivery in the hospital setting

摘要

This paper discusses issues relating to the development and evaluation of the next generation of computerised control systems in healthcare delivery. It will be argued that further increases in the cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery and the successful implementation of organisational learning models of healthcare can best be achieved if computer systems are developed which go beyond the data management functions that typify current systems. It is further argued that the evaluation parameters of such systems are more fundamental and wide reaching than those normally employed.