[Use of a microcomputer for simplified data processing of ENT case-records employing a commercial program (author's...

Combined use of a microcomputer of sufficient capacity and a commercial program for data processing permits simple storage and exploitation of hospital case-records in an ENT department of moderate size. The principal advantages of the system reside in its permanent availability, the ease of communication with the computer due to the clear language employed, its large storage capacity (650 case-records per diskette), and the moderate cost involved. Programming time is reduced by the use of a particular nomenclature for questions and possible replies. The system is not static, and can be adapted to individual needs or modifications in pathology.