he personal computer in toady's world. Good Samaritan Hospital needs, more than anything, quick retrieval of documentation. Charting of all facets of hospital operation are useful to reconfigure how the entire hospital is run. In conclusion, Good Samaritan needs not only word processing, but spreadsheet, database, and desktop publishing capabilities.
4. Provide examples of how each of the optical recognition technologies discussed in Chapter Three can be utilized at Good Samaritan Hospital?
Optical recognition is vital to the automation of Good Samaritan Hospital. It can be used for many applications that the hospital needs, including: registration and discharge, payment processing, insurance claim forms, and service quality questionnaires (Cassel, 1990, pp. 98-99). Mark sensing can be used for registration and discharge procedures, as well as any service questionnaires designed to inform administrators of how well the hospital is functioning. Magnetic ink character readers can be used for just about everything else, i
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