Hospitals not in a hurry to plug in computers by the bedside
Gardner, E.
Modern Healthcare 20(28): 31; 34 39-44 Passim
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480 PMID: 10113237 Document Number: 354156
Despite years of talk about the coming day when there will be a computer at every bedside, terminals are still an uncommon sight in hospital rooms. While hospitals that have installed bedside systems rave about the quality-of-care improvements and time savings they've reaped, most administrators have opted to wait. For many hospitals, the systems currently available just don't fit their clinical needs or their budget limitations.