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The Potential for Medical Informatics in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Mukhtar S. A. Al-hashimi  and
T. Allan Pryor
Mukhtar S. A. Al-hashimi
Affiliation:
LDS Hospital/University of Utah and University of Bahrain
T. Allan Pryor
Affiliation:
LDS Hospital/University of Utah
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Abstract

This article assesses the potential value of an integrated medical/hospital information system (IMIS) for the members of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization, and describes the preliminary results of a feasibility study questionnaire done in December 1989 at Salmaniya Medical Center (SMC) in the state of Bahrain.

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General Essays
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , Winter 1992 , pp. 198 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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