Abstract
Data pertinent to any one hospital patient are often distributed across several independent heterogeneous computer systems serving different functional areas of the hospital. A global, integrated hospital information system can evolve from this situation if existing computer systems are linked by a local area network and the systems are modified to employ a set of protocols that enable information exchange. This paper provides a high-level description of the required protocol functions.
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Brusil, P.J. Protocols for unifying distributed systems in hospitals. J Med Syst 7, 333–348 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01080689
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