Computers in Healthcare

By Natabug0425
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    Prior to 1960

    The usage of punch-card systems in the healthcare industry.
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    1960's- The infancy of computers in healthcare

    This was the decade the installation of computers began. Hospital's mainly used financial applications, along with mainframe computers on a server.

  • 1967- Mumps

    1967 was the year that a programming language system, called MUMPS, came out that help create medical databases.
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    1970's- Departmental IS

    Information Systems were being used in different departments, such as labs, radiology and HIM departments. Computers back then were mostly dumb terminals.
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    1980's- Reimbursement decade

    This was the decade that reimbursements started to explode and expand all across the country. 1983 was the year DRG's developed. This was also when Health Level 7 (HL7) was created.

  • 1983- DRG's

    This was the year when DRG's developed.
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    1990's- Wired connection

    Wired networking were common in hospital during this time

  • 1991

    1991 was the year that the publication of the "Computer-based Patient Record: An Essential Technology for Health Care" came out. This document came up with the concept of implementing electronic health records.

  • 1992

    The first electronic health record software, EpicCare launched.

  • 1996- HIPPA

    President Clinton passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.