Report of the Computer Services Planning Committee on the provisions of computing facilities and systems for health services in the Australian Capital Territory, April 1974

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REPORT OF THE COMPUTER SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE ON THE PROVISIONS OF COMPUTING FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY APRIL 1974 1
CONTENTS 5
CHAPTER 1—INTRODUCTION 13
CHAPTER 2—ENVIRONMENTAL BACKGROUND TO COMMITTEE’S DELIBERATIONS 16
CHAPTER 3—RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPUTER SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE 18
CHAPTER 4—DEVELOPMENTS IN HEALTH CARE COMPUTING IN AUSTRALIA AND ABROAD 24
CHAPTER 5—THE COMPUTING NEEDS OF THE CAPITAL TERRITORY HEALTH COMMISSION 32
CHAPTER 6—COMPUTER-BASED MEDICAL RECORDS 40
CHAPTER 7—RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS 46
CHAPTER 8—PROVISION OF RESOURCES 53
CHAPTER 9—STRATEGIC ASPECTS OF INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM PLANNING 64
CHAPTER 10—TRAINING 72
CHAPTER 11—SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE’S ACTIVITIES 76
APPENDIX 1 COMPUTER SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE 79
APPENDIX 2 A LIST OF MEETINGS OF THE COMPUTER SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE AND ITS WORKING PARTIES 80
APPENDIX 3 COMPOSITION OF WORKING PARTIES TO THE COMPUTER SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE 82
APPENDIX 4 VISITS UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMPUTER SERVICES PLANNING COMMITTEE 83
APPENDIX 5 MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE—AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH 84
APPENDIX 6 HASAC PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION KEYELECTORAL ROLL ANALYSIS 98
APPENDIX 7 REVIEW OF POSSIBLE AREAS OF COMPUTER APPLICATION WITHIN THE A.C.T. HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT 100
APPENDIX 8 TABLE SHOWING RANGE OF POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS AND CRITERIA INFLUENCING THEIR PRIORITIES 139
APPENDIX 9 MINIMUM SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED TO MEET NEEDS OF MONASH’ SYSTEM 147
APPENDIX 10 CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SUITABILITY OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES 150
GLOSSARY OF TERMS 152
BIBLIOGRAPHY 155

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