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Many costly errors can be made in selecting an in-office computer system. When selecting a system, several guidelines should be followed carefully: A professional computer consultant perhaps should be considered, depending on your level of experience and knowledge of computers. Look specifically at what you want your hardware and software to do, for this will determine the size and character of your system. Evaluate the size and potential size of your practice, as this will also determine the size and expansion capabilities of your system. Carefully evaluate your hardware and software for reputation, system support, maintenance costs, flexibility, and expandability. Carefully evaluate your cost/benefit ratio: is it worth your money to buy a computer in the first place? When evaluating the costs, don't forget the many hidden costs that may be present, in addition to the hardware/software purchase price. Computers will serve you well in the practice and business of medicine. However, in this rapidly changing technologic/informational field, the key words are knowledge and caution.
在选择办公室计算机系统时可能会犯许多代价高昂的错误。选择系统时，应仔细遵循以下几条准则：根据你对计算机的经验和知识水平，或许应该考虑聘请一位专业的计算机顾问。具体看看你希望硬件和软件能实现什么功能，因为这将决定系统的规模和特性。评估你的业务规模和潜在规模，因为这也将决定系统的规模和扩展能力。仔细评估你的硬件和软件在声誉、系统支持、维护成本、灵活性和可扩展性方面的表现。仔细评估你的成本效益比：首先购买计算机是否物有所值？评估成本时，除了硬件/软件购买价格外，不要忘记可能存在的许多隐藏成本。计算机将在医疗实践和业务中为你提供很好的服务。然而，在这个快速变化的技术/信息领域，关键词是知识和谨慎。
