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The computer has revolutionized the management and clinical functions in medical offices. Regardless of specialty or size of practice, automation is now a viable option. Advantages of computerizing a medical office are well documented. Hardware and software applications can now perform many of the manual office tasks accurately and reliably, allowing physicians and office personnel to concentrate on more important responsibilities. Hardware costs have stabilized at reasonable rates, and computer use has been shown cost-effective for small practices. Applications for a wide range of business and clinical procedures, including appointment scheduling, laboratory reports, and patient education, are successfully in operation. Computerized patient management programs to aid clinical decision making are moving from experimentation stage to the patient care setting.
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Aluise, J.J. (1987). Computerization. In: The Physician as Manager. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4646-6_8
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