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Technology centers showcase networking possibilities.

Abstract

Two technology centers for healthcare information systems are now in business--the Hospital of the Future for Andersen Consulting in Dallas and the Healthcare Information Technology Center for Coopers & Lybrand in Parsippany, N.J. Although they are very different in size, style and approach, both centers allow prospective buyers to "see" and "touch" new technologies that enable disparate systems to communicate and share information.

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C Dunbar. 1991. Technology centers showcase networking possibilities.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10108603/

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