Simborg D W
J Med Syst. 1984 Apr;8(1-2):43-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02221867.
A local area communications network (LACN) has been implemented successfully at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Hospital. This technology, developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory of the Johns Hopkins University, facilitates communication among systems previously considered "incompatible". The implication of this experiment is that a modular, evolutionary approach to medical systems will soon be a viable alternative to the "total" single-vendor approach now commonly used. Substantial preparation by a medical center, however, will be required in order to use an LACN properly. This will probably be done in many cases with the assistance of a new type of medical systems vendor, i.e., one having no systems of its own to sell.
加利福尼亚大学旧金山分校（UCSF）医院已成功实施了一个局域通信网络（LACN）。这项由约翰·霍普金斯大学应用物理实验室开发的技术，促进了以前被认为“不兼容”的系统之间的通信。该实验的意义在于，一种模块化、渐进式的医疗系统方法很快将成为目前普遍使用的“全面”单一供应商方法的可行替代方案。然而，医疗中心要正确使用LACN，需要进行大量准备工作。在许多情况下，这可能要在一种新型医疗系统供应商的协助下完成，即那种自身没有系统可销售的供应商。
