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Research Article| Volume 1, ISSUE 1, P111-125, March 1981

Computer-Based Laboratory Information Systems

  • Ruth E. Dayhoff
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    Corresponding Author: Veterans Administration Medical Center 50 Irving Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20422.
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    Associate Investigator, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
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  • Robert E. Miller
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    Deputy Director, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Assistant Professor of Pathology (Laboratory Medicine) and Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-2712(18)31119-3
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      Unique problems are encountered in the assessment of computer-based laboratory information systems. Attempts to evaluate these systems on a cost basis as well as on a qualitative basis have revealed the pit-falls of various assessment techniques. Although a number of methods currently promote objective evaluation, there is still a heavy reliance on subjective judgment, especially of the assessors themselves.
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