| Summary: | The writer draws on his experience as an administrator with Psychiatric Centers at San Diego to offer advice to behavioral health groups who are faced with the decision of upgrading their current computer system/information system or purchasing a new system. He asserts that it is necessary to describe in concrete terms an image of what the information system should do and to have well-defined, written aims. In addition, he discusses the strategic reasons a group might have for upgrading a computer system, and he considers the special features needed for medical records. Furthermore, he examines the administration and operations of computer systems.
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