A versatile mobile clinical microcomputer system

A microcomputer system is described that has been incorporated into a custom-designed cart for mobility throughout a clinical setting with consequent increased utilization and cost-effectiveness. A library of clinical profiles has been developed that processes and consolidates quantitative clinical data into a bar-graph format for more convenient interpretation and documentation. It is suggested that even a small hospital can acquire a mobile computer system and hire a senior or graduate student in the physical or computer sciences, on a part-time basis, from a neighboring university or technical college, to develop clinical computer software suitable for that particular institution.