A prototype generalized network technology for hospitals
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Medical Systems
- Vol. 6 (4) , 359-375
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00992879
Abstract
A demonstration implementation of a distributed data-processing hospital information system using an intelligent local area communications network (LACN) technology is described. This system is operational at the UCSF Medical Center and integrates four heterogeneous, stand-alone minicomputers. The applications systems are PID/Registration, Outpatient Pharmacy, Clinical Laboratory, and Radiology/Medical Records. Functional autonomy of these systems has been maintained, and no operating system changes have been required. The LACN uses a fiber-optic communications medium and provides extensive communications protocol support within the network, based on the ISO/OSI Model. The archtecture is reconfigurable and expandable. This paper decribes system architectural issues, the applications environment, and the local area network.Keywords
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