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Towards a User- Friendly Future: The Impact of Information Technology within Primary Health Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

John D. Harvey
John D. Harvey
Affiliation:
West Suffolk Health Authority
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Extract

The use of computers in primary care in the United Kingdom has developed without coordination. The present situation is described. The proposal is that policies for improving primary care will be enhanced by appropriate application of information technology. Benefits and obstacles are identified; practical proposals for effective development are listed.

Type
Special Section: Technology in Primary Care and Ambulatory Settings
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 79 - 89
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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