Computerized financial systems in the ambulatory care marketplace

In summary, there are literally hundreds of vendor financial system product offerings that combine a confusing array of application areas, hardware features, and data processing approaches to support the medical marketplace. Ambulatory health care managers will make better decisions regarding investments in computerized financial information systems by objectively comparing the many diverse features and functions of various systems, identifying the desirable hardware capabilities needed to effectively support the systems, and understanding the differences between data processing approaches.