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Technology can play many important roles in the operation of the modern hospital. Technology can improve the efficiency of a hospital and improve the quality of care delivered to patients. Some medical technology, however, is quite expensive. Further, the process of integrating new technology is complex and has a far-reaching impact for administrators and doctors. This chapter presents an innovative analytic framework to identify and analyze the key factors — administrative, legal, and medical — which should be examined to prepare for and facilitate technology integration by hospitals and physicians.
© 1985 by Gordon B. Schatz and Barry L. Rosen. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors.
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Schatz, G.B., Rosen, B.L. (1988). The Role of Technology in Hospitals. In: Carmi, A., Schneider, S. (eds) Hospital Law. Medicolegal Library, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83301-4_11
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