SPECIAL
ISSUE
review
Moses Cone Hospital
i Greensboro, North Carolinai
December, 1980
Computer To Begin Operation January 1, 1981
Computerization at The Moses
H. Cone Memorial Hospital will be
operational January 1, 1981. As a
snared service system, information
will be stored in a host computer,
located in King of Prussia, Pa., and
can be retrieved through an on-site
processing unit. This central processing unit, which is housed on
the ground floor, generates data
and receives information for processing from cathode ray tubes
(CRT) and printers located in various areas of the hospital included
in this first phase of the installation.
Patient information will be
keyed during the admitting interview, captured and stored in the
computer to become a permanent
record. This information can be recalled in the future by the input of a
name or number.
Information accumulated during
the patient's hospitalization, including the physician's summary
which is dictated during hospitalization and after discharge, is
automatically merged into a continuous record for each patient.
Once information is captured by
the computer, the utilization review coordinator will be able to do
Medicaid and Medicare reviews
currently rather than after discharge. Medical Records personnel
will have the ability to recall abstract information for statistical
study.
Systems Management Director Jerry Robinson checks out Magnetic Tape Drive of the Four
Phase System, a part of the new computer equipment.
The greatest impact of computerization within the hospital will be
in the financial area. Daily charges
will be entered into the computer
as they are generated. Insurance
payments also will be computed
daily as charges are entered. The
insurance will be automatically
prorated via the computer based
on information which has been
provided by various insurance carriers and stored in the "insurance
master" system. This method
allows the financial services staff to
track the insurance billing until final payment is made. A CRT and
printer, located at the cashiers'
window, allows instant inquiry
into any patient account both for
payment information and balance
SPECIAL
ISSUE
review
Moses Cone Hospital
i Greensboro, North Carolinai
December, 1980
Computer To Begin Operation January 1, 1981
Computerization at The Moses
H. Cone Memorial Hospital will be
operational January 1, 1981. As a
snared service system, information
will be stored in a host computer,
located in King of Prussia, Pa., and
can be retrieved through an on-site
processing unit. This central processing unit, which is housed on
the ground floor, generates data
and receives information for processing from cathode ray tubes
(CRT) and printers located in various areas of the hospital included
in this first phase of the installation.
Patient information will be
keyed during the admitting interview, captured and stored in the
computer to become a permanent
record. This information can be recalled in the future by the input of a
name or number.
Information accumulated during
the patient's hospitalization, including the physician's summary
which is dictated during hospitalization and after discharge, is
automatically merged into a continuous record for each patient.
Once information is captured by
the computer, the utilization review coordinator will be able to do
Medicaid and Medicare reviews
currently rather than after discharge. Medical Records personnel
will have the ability to recall abstract information for statistical
study.
Systems Management Director Jerry Robinson checks out Magnetic Tape Drive of the Four
Phase System, a part of the new computer equipment.
The greatest impact of computerization within the hospital will be
in the financial area. Daily charges
will be entered into the computer
as they are generated. Insurance
payments also will be computed
daily as charges are entered. The
insurance will be automatically
prorated via the computer based
on information which has been
provided by various insurance carriers and stored in the "insurance
master" system. This method
allows the financial services staff to
track the insurance billing until final payment is made. A CRT and
printer, located at the cashiers'
window, allows instant inquiry
into any patient account both for
payment information and balance
