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Computers and Medicine

Computer Chronicles · Season 8 · Episode 18
A look at how doctors and health professionals are using computer technology to change the practice of medicine. Demonstrations include Grateful Med; MDX Health Digest; Interactive Medical Record; DxR; Mammography Teaching File; a microprocessor controlled insulin pump; ImageQuest, a computer based system for doing opthalmological examinations; and a visit to the Health Care Information & Management Systems Society Conference in San Francisco. Guests include Dr. Bill Helvey, Dr. Edward Shultz, Dr. Hurley Myers, and Dr. Ralph Smathers. Originally broadcast in 1991. http://archive.org/details/medicalcare

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Season
8
Episode
18
Air Date
19/Mar/1991
Air Time
Runtime
30 min

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A look at how doctors and health professionals are using computer technology to change the practice of medicine. Demonstrations include Grateful Med; MDX Health Digest; Interactive Medical Record; DxR; Mammography Teaching File; a microprocessor controlled insulin pump; ImageQuest, a computer based system for doing opthalmological examinations; and a visit to the Health Care Information & Management Systems Society Conference in San Francisco. Guests include Dr. Bill Helvey, Dr. Edward Shultz, Dr. Hurley Myers, and Dr. Ralph Smathers. Originally broadcast in 1991. http://archive.org/details/medicalcare

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