The marriage of the MIS and the microcomputer

Innovative problem solving is the result when the microcomputer is used effectively as a support mechanism for the management information system (MIS). It is unrealistic to expect even the most carefully conceived, planned, and implemented MIS to be capable of addressing every possible situational problem that arises in a medical group practice. Linked with the MIS, the microcomputer can result in a more positive attitude toward MIS projects in general and also a more constructive and less costly response to MIS problems. In this case study of an academic medical practice, a cost/benefit problem not easily solved with the MIS is handled efficiently by using a microcomputer and a creative spread-sheet application.