HSA 4191 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Local Area Network, Wireless Network, Radio Wave
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Implementation of computer networks and the use of communication channels and protocols help organizations manage their information flow. Technology associated with data communication systems is complex, involves: expertise of communications engineers, computer hardware specialists, software professionals. They assume responsibility for the design and installation of technology; manager must assume responsibility of overseeing these activities and making sure the organizations information needs are met. Manager will need sufficient understanding (working knowledge) of networking and communications concepts to work intelligently with the functional experts in these fields. Data had to be keypunched manually entered for processing: output consisted of standardized printed reports that were distributed to the appropriate users. Demise to the mainframe approach to healthcare computing can be attributed to 2 key developments in the computing industry: introduction of software systems designed to perform specific functions. Using pcs, managers were able to analyze a variety of operational and financial data themselves.
