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Computerized Hospital Medical Information Systems Need Further Evaluation To Ensure Benefits From Huge Investments

AFMD-81-3 Published: Nov 18, 1980. Publicly Released: Nov 18, 1980.
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GAO reviewed computerized hospital medical information systems (HMIS), which are expected to proliferate in the nation's hospitals within the next 5 to 10 years. The review was made to determine what the National Center for Health Services Research (NCHSR) has done to answer questions on the social and economic impact of HMIS. NCHSR is responsible, among other things, for supporting research, demonstration, and evaluations of the systems.

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Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct BHP to take the action necessary to ensure that appropriate guidance is issued on a timely basis.
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Department of Health and Human Services The Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct NCHSR to reassess its fiscal 1981 funding allocations to determine what funds can be allocated to evaluating the systems, and to update and implement its program plan to ensure that future funding allocations are provided for more evaluations.
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Electronic data processingBehavioral sciences researchEconomic analysisHealth research programsHospital care servicesInformation systemsSystems evaluationHospitalsHealth care servicesPatient care