Medical Instrumentation Linkage System (MILS)

Abstract

A Medical Instrumentation Linkage System (MILS) was developed and placed in operation at William Beaumont General Hospital, El Paso, Texas. The system consists of a computerized clinical laboratory with direct communication links to hospital ward terminals. Data base and multiprogramming techniques have been applied to provide an online, realtime system responding to multiple users simultaneously.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0744788

Entities

People

  • Aubrey M. Herzik
  • Casimir L. Muzyka
  • Gerald N. Kelly
  • Richard L. Flagg
  • Stephen Cades

Organizations

  • International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Clinical Laboratories
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Medical Personnel
  • Physicians
  • Quality Control
  • System Software
  • Terminals

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Science.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.