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R Samper1, C J Marin, J A Ospina
1Informatica Medica Samper Ltda., Santafé de Bogotá, D.C. Colombia.
Abstract:
The VA DHCP, hospital computer program represents an integral solution to the complex clinical and administrative functions of any hospital world wide. Developed by the Department of Veterans Administration, it has until lately run exclusively in mainframe platforms. The recent implementation in PCs opens the opportunity for use in Latinamerica. Detailed description of the strategy for Spanish, local implementation in Colombia is made.
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