Hospital Finds Cure with Self-Developed Net

In order to develop an effective network in-house, it is necessary to have: 1. a set of clearly formulated objectives, 2. a thorough familiarity with a wide range of available technology, and 3. a flexible, phased approach. Determining and defining the organizational objectives that the network must...

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Published in:Computerworld 1983-01, Vol.17 (5), p.Special-Special
Main Authors: Mathis, Bill W, Biergert, Mary Elise
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Communications networks
Data communications
Development
Health care industry
Hospitals
Self
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Summary:In order to develop an effective network in-house, it is necessary to have: 1. a set of clearly formulated objectives, 2. a thorough familiarity with a wide range of available technology, and 3. a flexible, phased approach. Determining and defining the organizational objectives that the network must accomplish is the first and most critical phase of network development. Placing an overemphasis on technology while underemphasizing objectives is a pitfall in network design. Health Data Network (HDN) is a successful network set up in 1970 by Baptist Hospitals Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky) as its agent for developing a multihospital system of shared data processing (DP) services. HDN is an integrated network which interfaces both with an automated bank clearinghouse for direct deposit of hospital employee paychecks, and with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky Inc. for filing insurance claims. The core of the network is made up of 3 premises: 1. Information must be available as needed. 2. Health care personnel must be responsible for information processed. 3. The system must approximate what happens, when it happens, at all points in the network. The HDN obtains maximum flexibility by using a multivendor approach.
ISSN:0010-4841